SAVE THE TIGER

Eight 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 tigrerss 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 ILLEGALLY AT NIGHT and the Jhurjura tigress, mother of three small cubs, was hit by one them and severely wounded. As a consequence of TOTAL DISRESPECT for the wildlife in the reserve, this beautiful tigress died from her wounds the following day, almost 12 months after the photograph below was taken. Devastatingly the Jhurjura tigress leaves behind 3 small cubs, approximately 6 months old, that are now orphaned and who were totally dependent on their mother.

The Jhurjura tigress is seen above in the centre of the photograph taken May 2009 together with two female cubs from her previous litter that were born in August 2007.

THE JHURJURA TIGRESS

The tragic consequence of a totally selfish act by mindless individuals

Both The Minister of State (Independent Charge) and Dr. Rajesh Gopal -Member Secretary of the National Tiger Conservation Authority have advised the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh to call for an independent and transparent CBI probe into this tragedy. So far this advice appears to have fallen on ‘deaf ears’.  A CBI enquiry into this heinous crime needs to be immediately 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 must NOT have died in vain.

Please write to the Chief Minister in Bhopal (cm@mp.nic.in) politely requesting an independent and transparent CBI investigation into this tragedy.

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I would recommend anyone interested in tiger conservation to read this well written and factual account of the current state of the tiger in India by Prerna Bindra.  Please follow the link below to read the story in Indianaturally dated 19 May 2010.

http://indianaturally.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-latest-tiger-story.html

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 Tigers desperately need our help.......

At the turn of the last Century there were estimated to be around 100,000 wild tigers in Asia-today it is probable that fewer than 4,000 tigers remain in the wild.  In India alone the wild tiger population has plummeted from a population five years ago of approximately 3,500 to between 1,300/1,500 as shown in the recently published census by The Wildlife Institute of India.

The main threats to the tigers survival continues to be:

1. Deforestation caused by the ever increasing human population requiring more land to graze livestock and grow crops.

2. Loss of tiger habitat caused by mining companies exploiting the forest for minerals together with road building through and along the periphery of forest land.

3. Poaching of the 'big cat' in order to supply the illegal trade in both tiger skins and derivatives for traditional Chinese medicine.

4. Poaching of the tigers prey species such as deer and wild boar etc which the tiger needs to survive and raise its young

Both the Government of India and a number of worthy Indian and International non-government organizations are working hard in the field to protect and save the remaining wild tiger population.  From my conversations with a number of eminent tiger research scientists I feel strongly that the tiger need not be confined to the growing list of extinct species.

However it remains a very real possibilty that the wild tiger could become extinct in our lifetime.  Tiger conservation is therefore now more critical than ever.  I would therefore request everyone visiting my website to kindly consider supporting any of the tiger orientated wildlife charities listed in the 'Links' section to help and aid their vital tiger conservation programmes.  Please contact me for any advice on the subject.

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