Tracking the Tiger Killers

[m24]

And from where do you think that bigger economic lure will come from?

-Inder

I don't have all the answers, Inder. If I had, I'd be playing God.

The current system that can keep a check on this is the government. Currently, the officials present are doing shit about it. So, then there needs to be personnel change, people who know and know how. We just need someone passionate enough to get hold of things. Like I said earlier, there is no dearth of money with the govt. on this. They have to keep on spending the money till they get desirable results.

Or what you need is a rich guy, a bloody rich passionate about tigers guy, who can throw his money, power, muscle around and get things done.

I know my arguments are romantic, but who knows, somebody who's in position to do something about it, reads it, and takes a few pointers. Wishful thinking, I guess.

Swami, a few pointers, If I may. A pro-hunting enthusiast is not a poacher, is never a poacher. A poacher wants to kill, kill and more kill. Only for money. He doesn't care about conservation. While a pro-hunting enthusiast doesn't poach, cause he knows that if he goes the poacher's way, there'll be nothing to hunt.

Second, I don't know why, but I don't like the idea of eco-tourism on a grand scale. Your article itself states that in Choti Haldwani, the land prices are going up and people are buying tracts of land for farmhouses and resorts. This is further leading to encroachment of land. There will come a point when the land will be less and man will start to look towards the forest for settlement and the whole cycle will start again.

Regards

[srswamy]

Swami, a few pointers, If I may. A pro-hunting enthusiast is not a poacher, is never a poacher. A poacher wants to kill, kill and more kill. Only for money. He doesn't care about conservation. While a pro-hunting enthusiast doesn't poach, cause he knows that if he goes the poacher's way, there'll be nothing to hunt.

M24, Thanks for your pointers. I understand the difference, by all my means.

[timmy]

Yaj:

Most of the poached wildlife products end up in China which as demonstrated in the past does not give a damn about international pressure etc.

Yes, I was trying not to say it, but I know you are right. Between China and Japan, they account for most of this foolishness. And you are right, neither gives a hoot about international pressures.

What a lamentable situation that, here in the 21st Century, our environment is still subject to these silly ideas and all must pay the price.