The tale of the PIL tiger of UP
February 19, 2009
THis is a story out of the ordinary.
A young male tiger of two years and a half strayed from the Terai region of UP ie, the Dudhwa belt into the Faizabad area. It killed three human beings in the course of three months.
THe UP State Forest and WIldlife Department declared it a "man eater" and directed that it be shot down .Upon this a wildlife enthusiast by the name of Kaushalendra SIngh who is associated with BIlly's Ark, an NGO of that area, filed a Public Interest Litigation against this shooting order on the plea that every year hundreds of people die due to snakebites and the state forces do not go down combing the undercover to shoot down every such snake and that it is unfair to pass a similar order by the State Wildlife Deptt. against this tiger.
Anyways, the tiger was granted some publicity and protection for a few days when it mauled another homo sapien. Now the WIldlife Deptt guys went ahead and shot at it.
THis happened on the 8th of February 2009. THe deptt has cleverly said that the report of its death is unconfirmed so as to avoid any brou haha at the hands of NGOs and Greens.Kaushalendra SIngh the PIL guy ,has reported that it has not been shot dead but has just been injured.
I am painstakingly scourging the news daily on the fate of the orange stripes.I am angry that I am ignorant of its fate. WHy doesnt Kaushalendra who fought vehementally for it tell us what happened to it. It is not that we arent prepared to hear the worst.WHy should he be ashamed of taking defeat if the stupid State deptt did kill it.despite the stay orders of the Court?
26 februry 2009
THe tiger has been shot dead. It was a tigeress. THis is such a depressing morning. It is painful to think of the fiesty young tiger cornered and shot down by a battery of state forces. THe news says that around a thousand villagers gathered to watch its dead body.THe tragedy just continues. We have tired of hearing of countless deaths of tigers and leopards who strayed into villages as their natural prey are dwindling due to dwindling habitat.
28.2.09
THe latest is that another tiger has surfaced in the same forest belt of UP ANd the same forest in charge has quoted that "We will get him too". Shame shame.
Posted at 17:55 by
roopanin
