Nagpur: The 11-member technical study group was formed by the State Council for wildlife (SBWL) and was led by the Chairman of the Minister of UDDHAV Thackeray, recommended the removal of the Tiger from Wester Coalfields Ltd (WCl) and the Super Thermal Power Station Chandrapur area (CSTP).
This tiger should not be released into the wild because they will increase the conflict near the location of the release and must be transferred to the zoo or tiger safari.
The committee also suggested conservation translocation on a case base per case of young tigers that disperse to areas with smaller forest spots (interspersed with villages) where the density of a low tiger, low-tiger interactions but high plant reducer.
It also calls for separate wildlife management plans for Gadchiroli forests to increase habitat.
The group was formed during the 15th SBWL meeting held on August 7, 2020, to suggest a mitigation plan to reduce the human-tiger conflict in Chandrapur Regency.
The report submitted to the government has broadly divided the area into four zones and suggested separate steps for each zone for management purposes.
Zone – I include forest fillings adjacent to the Co-Existence Area, Environmental Development, and Management of Wildlife.
Zone-II has been classified as degraded and smaller forest patches for safe passages for non-breeding tigers and no habitat enrichment.
Zone-III includes small patches interspersed with villages where density of low tiger.
Zone-IV has an area like WCL and CSTP where the presence of Tiger must be discouraged.
The Committee maps spatial hotspots from human-tiger conflicts in the form of livestock depreciation every year from 2014-2020 and say this complex situation requires a differential management approach to various types of habitat that quickly and proactively management of conflict situations cannot be carried out effectively.
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Thus, zoning is carried out purely to provide clarity to field staff about the process they must follow to spread the situation and provide a timely solution.
Chandrapur Regency is home to more than 200 individual tigers, most of which inhabit the area outside the landscape-dominated landscape in the Bramhapuri Territorial Forest Division, Chandrapur, and Chanda Central.
The closeness between tigers and humans has led to the district to become a virtual hotspot for human-tiger conflicts in the country lately.
A total of 9,442 conflict incidents were reported from 2005-2020 from the vidarbha landscape.
Of these, 5,477 incidents (58%) involved tigers.
The report, which will be submitted before the SBWL meeting is scheduled to be held soon, has recommended information, education, and communication material that will be displayed in all schools and community rooms in all villages.
This calls on a massive awareness campaign in project mode with the Department of Publicity and NGOs.
“Lok Samwad needs to start requiring routine interactions between the Ministry of Forestry and the villagers and all government departments,” he said.
The report suggested strengthening and re-oriented the Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMC) and EDC to submit power to the village committee so that the funds for the use of funds can be taken at the local level.
This calls for the establishment of the main response team (PRTS).
Regular monitoring of tigers with special focus on tigress breeding must be carried out by all divisions of wild, territorial and FDCM work together with local NGOs to have a good understanding of individual tiger movement patterns.
During the conflict situation, this knowledge will help in identifying accurate animals from animals.
The panel has recommended an increase in compensation and payment of payments in advance RS25,000 must be given to the family if a sad injury occurs due to illegal animal attacks.
Compensation in the case of permanent disability for humans must be increased to RS7.5 Lakh and must be commensurate with 50% of the number of human deaths.
This is RS5 Lakh at this time.
It is also called for a larger part of the country’s resources for long-term conservation of tigers in Chandrapur while implementing intensive resource intensive coexistence strategies.