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SAVE THE TIGER One year and 38 weeks have elapsed and we are still waiting! With the names of the persons known to the Authorities who were in the vehicles at the time that the tigress was killed-how long does it take before arrests are made and the culprits charged for this wicked crime?
The life and death of the Jhurjura Tigress Born in April 2002 to the Chakradhara tigress-sired by B2 and mortally wounded by humans on 18 May 2010 On the 18 May 2010, three Government vehicles entered Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve the occupants included the CEO Zila Panchayat of Umaria; Range Officer from the Magdhi; Veterinary Assistant Surgeon from Tala; a relative of Shri Akshay Kumar Singh and 3 children; a driver of the vehicle used by the CEO from Umaria. These vehicles entered Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve staying beyond the permitted park timings and the indications are that Jhurjura tigress, mother of three small cubs, was rammed by one them and mortally wounded. As a consequence of TOTAL DISRESPECT for the wildlife in the reserve, this beautiful tigress died from her wounds the following day. Devastatingly the Jhurjura tigress left behind 3 small cubs of approximately 6 months old, that are now orphaned and who were totally dependent on their mother. Since the death of their Mother I further regret to report that 1 of the cubs has since been killed which further compounds the death of the tigress.
This photograph taken by my friend Santosh Saligram shows the Jhurjura tigress a loving mother with one of her six month old cubs. Only four days later her life was mersilessly taken away from her and her cubs orphaned.
THE JHURJURA TIGRESS  The tragic consequence of a totally selfish act by mindless individuals On the advice of the Member Secretary of the National Tiger Conservation Authority the Minister of Environment and Forests recommended that the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh call for an independent and transparent CBI probe into this tragedy. However the State Government opted for a local CID and subsequently an investigation by the Special Task Force of the Madhya Pradesh police. An independant CBI enquiry into this heinous crime should have immediately been carried out. The persons who committed this offence must be brought to justice and punished for their selfish intrusion and subsequent slaying of one of India’s irreplaceable Royal Bengal Tigers. The Jhurjura tigress and her cub must NOT have died in vain. 26 April 2011. Lest we forget the Jhurjhura tigress-follow the link below to read an update on the tragic killing of a beautiful tigress in 'Governance Now'. http://www.governancenow.com/news/regular-story/lest-we-forget-jhurjhura-tigress Please write to the President of India (presidentofindia@rb.nic.in) with copies to the Prime Minister of India (pmosb@pmo.nic.in) Chief Minister in Bhopal (cm@mp.nic.in) and to Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan the Minister in State at Delhi (jayanthi.n@sansad.nic.in) politely requesting that after almost 1 year since the tigress was killed there should be no further delay into prosecuting those responsible for this tragedy. Sample letters can be found by following this link. |
