Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WLCCB), south regional, authorities suspect the recent killing of a tiger in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve is an isolated case.
WLCCB director S Narayanan told TOI he spoke to the field director (Project Tiger) following the report that the 5-year-old tiger, which died in Nagarahole on January 13, had died due to poisoning. The incident appears to an isolated one and not an act of an organized wildlife crime group. However, a special team has been set up by local forest officers to investigate the case.
"We'll monitor the case closely and if the investigating agency requires any assistance or if it gets any clue to prove it's an organized group is at work, we'll chip in," he said.
WLCCB collects intelligence about organized wildlife crime and disseminates it to enforcement agencies and governments for immediate action besides establishing a centralized wildlife crime database.
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Karnataka chief wildlife warden and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Dipak Sarmah said they are investigating the matter and a special the team is already at work. He said that as per the preliminary investigation, the nearest village from where the tiger was found dead is located 5km away.
Forest authorities increased deployment of their personnel all along the backwaters of Kabini following the incident.
WLCCB director S Narayanan told TOI he spoke to the field director (Project Tiger) following the report that the 5-year-old tiger, which died in Nagarahole on January 13, had died due to poisoning. The incident appears to an isolated one and not an act of an organized wildlife crime group. However, a special team has been set up by local forest officers to investigate the case.
"We'll monitor the case closely and if the investigating agency requires any assistance or if it gets any clue to prove it's an organized group is at work, we'll chip in," he said.
WLCCB collects intelligence about organized wildlife crime and disseminates it to enforcement agencies and governments for immediate action besides establishing a centralized wildlife crime database.
Wardenspeak
Karnataka chief wildlife warden and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Dipak Sarmah said they are investigating the matter and a special the team is already at work. He said that as per the preliminary investigation, the nearest village from where the tiger was found dead is located 5km away.
Forest authorities increased deployment of their personnel all along the backwaters of Kabini following the incident.
Courtesy:-economictimes
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