CBI to prepare list of tiger poachers

The Pioneer , Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Correspondent : Siddharth Kalhans
It will altogether be a different game for the sleuths of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) who have been assigned the task of identifying Sansarchands (the name which reminds us of dreaded poacher) in the country, especially in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

The three-member committee formed at the behest of the Prime Minister Office (PMO), to look into the allegations of extinction of tigers from Sariska and other Tiger Reserves, has many more things to do. The team which was headed by the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of CBI VK Sharma has given certain concrete recommendations.

In the wake of large scale poaching of tiger and other animals from UP and Bihar forest, the team including a reader from the National Wildlife Institute of Dehradoon and a director-level officer from the Ministry of Environment and Forest has suggested to prepare a list of poachers. The team has suggested that the CBI should be assigned the task of preparing the list of poachers, most of whom are in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

The committee, which has expressed unhappiness over the status of tigers in the reserved forests, has suggested that once the poachers list is prepared the shooting guards and other security agencies may keep a tab on them. Once identified the State Governments may invoke strict acts formulated under the National Wildlife Security Act.

At present, there are 27 tiger reserves in the entire country and most of them are facing danger due to constant interference of human beings and poaching. Dudhwa National Park which once used to be natural habitat for tigers is facing threat due to the over interference of human population. As per the committee, over two dozen villages adjoining the Dudhwa will have to be relocated to safe guard the endangered animals.

 
SOURCE : The Pioneer, Tuesday, April 05, 2005
 


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