Who is to be blamed ??? Tiger or humankind.
Tadoba-andhari Tiger Reserve is the pristine and unique eco-system situated in the Chandrapur district of the Maharashtra State of India. The Reserve contains some of the best of forest tracks and endowed with rich biodiversity. It is famous for its natural heritage. Tadoba-andhari Tiger Reserve is the second Tiger Reserve in the State.
The area of the Reserve is 625.40 sq. km. This includes Tadoba National Park, created in 1955 with an area of 116.55 sq. km. and andhari Wildlife Sanctuary created in 1986 with an area of 508.85 sq. km. The Reserve is constituted with 577.96 sq. km. Reserve Forest, 32.51 sq. km. Protected Forest and 14.93 sq. km. other areas.
Off late there was an incident regarding a person named Nilkanth Arsode, who was encountered with a Tiger last week.the 60-year old man is terrified of falling asleep. “I wake up every night shivering in fear,” says Arsode.
Arsode was attacked by the wild cat at his employer’s farm in Lakhmapur village, a few km from his own village of Sawarla. “Its huge paws missed my face by a whisker, but its nails scratched my nose,” he says. The nose is swollen and disfigured beyond recognition. “I am very lucky to be alive. I must have done some good deeds earlier.”
It has been said atleast there are 4 tigers, outside the protected forest area and have killed about 15 mens and women, swallowing tens of cattle.The forest areas of Chandrapur, including the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, are estimated to have a population of over 70 tigers, and increasing every month. As per the information source, the frequency of such attacks has been increasing.
“We have a serious problem in the hands if tigers are attacking humans for food,” warns tiger conservationist Nitin Desai of the Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) “Maybe tigers are not able to find any food in the forest, which is why they are after humans. It’s also an indication that the tiger population has spilled over from the TATR, as it can’t accommodate additional population of tigers any more.
Desai says the solution lies in managing the tiger reserve areas better. “We have to increase the Project Area (PA) network and allocate more money to manage tigers in non-PA areas,” he says.
Environmentalist Valmik Thapar suggests setting up of a special task force to monitor and map all the killings. “One should determine whether it is one tiger or more, and identify them. These tigers then need to be tranquilised and shifted to a zoo,” he says. “At the same time, there is need to relocate villagers in forest areas elsewhere.”
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