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| PM's intervention raises hope |
| ''Because the land use outside, it may not hold viable population of tigers. So may be the trend gets repeated,'' said Rajesh Gopal.
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| INDIA
, 25-July-2007
2:42:45 AM |
| The national tiger census figures are still some months away, but field reports suggest the national count may come down by about 60 per cent.
''The picture outside the tiger reserves and some of the protected areas is not good. We may not have 50 per cent tigers outside the reserves system,'' said Rajesh Gopal, member secretary, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
The four main states of the tiger belt, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, have already recorded a loss of about 750 tigers, that's more than 60 per cent since 2002.
''Because the land use outside, it may not hold viable population of tigers. So may be the trend gets repeated,'' said Rajesh Gopal.
NDTV: So you are not expecting more than 1400?
Gopal: Well, I can't say at this juncture. We will have to wait for the final outcome
Gopal sounds cautious as many states are not ready to acknowledge the crisis. Till now, states conducted their own tiger counts and their ambitious numbers added up to nearly 4000.
This time, the Centre is in charge and many states are contesting the more realistic findings. Also, many states are yet to respond to directives issued by the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
Gopal: Advisories have gone to the states. Some states have responded but we need more responses from several other states.
Fortunately, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself wanted the real picture.
Gopal: We gave a complete picture of the situation. The meeting was very useful. We have issued directives for deploying the ex-Army personnel along with the native workforce through central assistance which we give to states.
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