Nagpur: Stung by a series of deaths of tigers and leopards, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has directed the Tiger-bearing state director to regulate anti-snare and anti-electrocution drives for safe tiger and wildlife habitat.
Referrals were issued by Rajendra G Garawad, Deputy Inspector General of Forest, on January 14.
However, not many tiger reserves have taken seriously due to electrocution threats mostly in areas that include territorial forests, which are outside the reserves of tigers.
Officials have been asked to drive like that with the help of the local community every quarter around the tiger reserve and submit a report to NTCA.
This also includes creating awareness among local communities about law and punishment against killing tigers and other animals.
The direction came after Tiger Tol in 2021 surged to 165, according to the database of the SOFTLIFE PROTECTION SOCIECTION OF INDIA (WPSI), and 126 by NTCA.
In Maharashtra, five tigers were lost during the end of the year and early January 2022, due to electric shock and poisoning.
As reported by TOI on January 5, 2022, at least 19 tigers and 25 leopards, in addition to 10 Gaurs, 6 Sloth Bears and 26 other wild animals were deposited in the last five years, starting January 1, 20021, until December 31, 2021.
On the drive, Jayoti Banerjee , CCF & Director Field Matghat Tiger Reserve (MTR), said, “We have started a journey in sensitive villages in all forest divisions.
Local residents are also being made out of the provisions of the law and acts of punishment on it.” Deputy Tadoba Director ( Core) Nandkishore Kale said, “An anti-snare drive is being carried out on the outskirts of the park.
The flip side is that farmers put snare traps at night and delete them in the morning.” In April 2019, the villagers who lived in the core area Tadoba had Trap of steel wire for herbivores but a Tigress was killed.
The villagers in the tiger reserve are wild animal killers habits and do so for Bushmeat.
In November 2020, similar advisors were issued by NTCA against the mortality of the tiger due to electric shock.
Maharashtra and MP are identified as hotspots where the electrocution is often reported.
However, there were no changes in this situation.