It’s appalling when people say Tigers may not be around for the next tiger year (2022). Equally appalling is the steps taken by the Indian government to preserve its National Animal. True, the PM has a special task force to look into this and then there is this Project Tiger (PT) group that’s has been doing this ever since they felt the tigers are becoming an endangered species. What’s the point in establishing an organization when the people who are running it are nothing but wimps.
When the NGOs and environmentalists presented their own stats and raised their voices for stricter measures, the people at the PT said the figures are exaggerated. The authorities don’t like anyone who points out the flaws in the system. For the authorities it’s blasphemous. We wouldn’t have been in this situation if they had agreed long before to the loop holes in the system. And when some poachers got caught and admitted to pouching nearly 40 tigers in a year (yes gruesome!) these PT authorities have nothing to comment on.
I googled to know who was heading the Ministry of Environment before. And guess who it was. A.Raja-The king himself. How serious was the government to save the endangered species. Seriously, this guy??. I can scoff in disgust. It seems more than half of the sanctuaries during this tenure were totally uncared for. And thanks to him the problem persists. And the silver lining is the government realization that this cannot continue any longer and led to the appointment of Jairam Ramesh. Given his IIT and CMU credentials I hope he is well aware of the gravity of the situation and makes use of the gloomy conditions just to emerge stronger. No red tape, no bureaucracy; only action. Save tigers before they succumb to human wickedness. Hopefully my zodiac animal will shine for the decades to come.
What's more shocking is the use of fur by the Tibetan people. Tiger skin is popular among Tibetans with even celebrities proudly wear clothing with fur from endangered species. Outrageous. And yes, I am in ‘no fur’ bandwagon.
On a total different and happier note, yes the Tigers were extinct. Oh, I am referring to the Tamil Tigers :)
Create awareness. Save Tigers.
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