Bureau to fight wildlife crime, focus on tiger

The Indian Express , Friday, July 21, 2006
Correspondent : Staff Reporter
Indian Statistical Institute software nails official 255, says 54 tigers in Sundarbans The Army will now help protect the endangered tiger Wary of paper tigers being exposed, states sit on census data Naxals’ spread brings with it tiger poaching fears tooWhat tiger crisis? Ministry’s own audit says 26 of 28 reserves doing fine

The announcement was made by Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi after the Cabinet meeting today. The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2005, pending in Rajya Sabha, will be further amended as per the Cabinet decision today.

‘‘The enactment of the Bill with amendments would facilitate implementation of the urgent recommendations of the Tiger Task Force appointed by the Prime Minister, which have been accepted for implementation,’’ he said. The task force was appointed in April this year after the disappearance of tigers from Sariska was first reported by this paper.

The Bill seeks to constitute a National Tiger Conservation Authority, give the Project Tiger programme statutory status and bring all tiger-bearing forests under its jurisdiction for better conservation.

‘‘It would strengthen conservation of tigers and other endangered species of wild animals through effective combating of wildlife crimes by constituting the Tiger and Other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau,’’ he said.

 
SOURCE : The Indian Express, Friday, July 21, 2006
 


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