Saturday, February 13, 2010

So where is the problem!

There is no dearth of concepts which have come up to save the animal. The

problem is their application. Captive breeding for example is a good way of

increasing the tiger population, the fault is that the DNA of the potential mates

is not being analyzed and sometimes even tigers from the same litter are being

crossed which leads to a weak and unhealthy progeny which will not be able to

sustain itself.
                            Secondly their is a convention called CITES, convention on 
international trade of endangered species, which regulates the movement of animal parts across the borders. India, China and Nepal are all signatories to

this convention. But its enforcement is almost nil. When u catch a poacher for

the first time which u hardly do, the fine is Rs.50,000, perhaps less than what

a single tiger would cost.There are vigils going on in the forest but the forest officials are corrupt and we know the rest of the story.

                                                                                       We are nearing a point  of no return but we still haven’t got there. There is still a bit time left. What

started as a royal sport now stands to threaten the existence of the king. Our

goal is bring to the notice of the world and its rulers that we are not dumb,

deaf and mute and that we will not let our heritage and pride fade away in a

wink. We will fight for the right to life of the animal, for the strict enforcement

of laws like EPA, WPA and others.
                                                   
There is a lot to do. We just need hands and of course a will !


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