Tehelka Cover Story

[prashantsingh]

I wonder how many have seen this on TV.
My heart pained as I read through it.

http://tehelka.com/story_main48.asp?fil ... rstory.asp

[shooter]

prashantsingh you just unmade my day.

[Biren]

Its sick. Its my district where this story has been shot. People know who all in this trade, but no body speaks. Its not that these activities are of recent origin. These were carried since centuries, except now there is a bigger market and returns are lucrative.

Regards,
Biren

[gajamacho]

Everyday we read the newspaper, we see crimes like rape, shootings , murder,abductions happening everyday in delhi and surrounding states...what the hell is goin on up there ?

All these criminal ***EDITED - Racial/ regional slurs are not tolerated on IFG, thank you for your co-operation - Moderator*** need to be wiped out..no questions asked.

Just like the famed hunter Kesri singh said- find an unmarked grave in the jungles for these lowlives.

[xl_target]

That was a shocking article. I'm really angry at the greed and disregard for the law displayed by these poachers.
I'm also deeply dismayed at the total ineffectiveness of the authorities but most of all I'm angry at the waste; the waste of the life of a beautiful animal and a priceless national resource.

[essdee1972]

And what about the Chinese (***EDITED - Moderator***)? If you wipe out the current crop of poachers, there will be another generation springing out of the ground even before the unmarked grave in the forest is closed. The demand from the Chinese (***EDITED - Moderator***) is what fuels this dastardly slaughter of wild animals all over the world. There will be people, in India, Nepal, Africa, Brazil, who are poor enough, and desparate enough, to feed the unsatiable Chinese (***EDITED - Moderator***) demand for animal parts.

And we the rest of the world go about appeasing the Chinese (***EDITED - Moderator***) as if they were God.... Would like to feed the remaining 1000 odd tigers on Chinese (***EDITED - Moderator***) meat all their lives.

BTW, Mr. Gajamacho, hailing from UP, I am rather disconcerted at your use of the words "criminal" and "******" EDITED - the user has already been reprimanded for use of a regional/ racial slur, as have you, thank you both for your co-operation - Moderator in conjunction.

And as for the tigers, we'll miss you, old chap!

[gajamacho]

Essdee Boss,

I didnt say ALL ********* are criminals...

My best friend is also a ********** .He serves me delicious Bhelpuri every week .

regards

[OverUnderPump]

And what about the Chinks?

essdee1972
Same goes for the word "Chinks" , I am not aware if you know the connotations attached with this word, and the context in which it is used in India. Using racial stereotyping of any kind is best avoided, be it Bhaiyaa, or Punju, or Chink....ad nauseum. It doesnt contribute in any way to the content or quality of the post and just showcases Xenophobia. Lets stick to the content and stay away from racial slurs of "any kind".

regards

OUP

[gajamacho]

...coming back to Tigers,

What chance does the Tigers have when our forest rangers are armed with "danda's".
Sometimes Non-violence movements are No good.

If we were still under british rule , i'd probably be armed with a nice 450/400 jeffery DBBL and waiting to bag a wily cattle-lifter or man-eater...

Anyone wanna join satyagraha?...Please go to the back of the bus..

P.S. These are my personal thoughts and i apologise in advance for any offense.

[mundaire]

A very disturbing report indeed. I still stay once hunters are kicked out of the forests, only poachers will reign supreme - which is exactly what is happening now!

Cheers!
Abhijeet

P.S. - Gents, in case you were wondering I was the mod who edited the posts and dished out the cards. Please, lets keep things balanced here and not fall into the regional/ racial trap? Thanks.

[Amit357]

Guys as long as there is poverty,unemployment,political vote banks the Tiger is doomed,wildlife guards are a sorry lot,they have realised that its better to join the poachers and turn a blind eye to whatever goes on as long as there pockets are lined with goodies then fight a losing battle.A wildlife guard if loses his life in the line of duty is eligble for a Family pension of Rs 12,000/ PM. Its sad that organist ions like Project Tiger had closed there eyes when Sariska and Kanaha Tigers were being poached.When experts like Valmak Thapar and Raghu were saying that something is wrong PT said that tigers had gone out to the hills and few other excuses.At the end of the day I feel that we as a country dont deserve a Noble Animal as a Tiger as our National Animal,our National Animal should be a Jackal or a Snake

[gajamacho]

Amit,

What do you expect when pigs like kasab are having a gala time for 2+ years ,courtesy of our government?

Do you expect justice for the Tigers ???

I think we should serve Tiger ****** - edited Moderator soup of the last tiger killed to our Hon' PM. He really needs it.

[Subal das]

I not an optimist here. Fact is that tigers will be all killed and it is just question of time, when. Sad but a fact. Thanks to Tehelka now we even can calculate quite close the day, when there will be no more tigers in India. Why is these happening, why is that happening, why we cant do anything about it, that is irrelevant questions. Because answers are useless, nothing can be done. Good intentions are not enough, with good intentions pawed road to hell. If you going on war, first you need to understand nature of that war and have a general plan, then see if it can be implemented and supported politically. Because ends of any war are political. What is policy towards those remote regions, first of all do not create tension in local communities. So here is a trade, locals to government - do you want another Assam or Manipal or Kashmir in Uttarakhand, Uttarnachal, Himachal -no? so leave us alone.

ask me how to save tigers, very simple in fact. Step 1 - bring a lot of empty trains and tracks in Uttapradesh and in Uttarakhand, Step 2, put all population of those states into the trains and Step 3 relocate them, for example into Rajastan. Of course it is impossible. I just given this example to illustrate one the four historical ways used by human civilization to solve unsolvable problems - migration. another 3 is economical growth, technical improvements, and expansion.

But still fact is that there is NO any kind of political solution can be made to save tigers, so that will safe to predict that all tigers will be gone.

[HSharief]

I posted on another place, Tahelka seems to have better intelligence than our cops. Its sad for our "National Animal" and worse for all of us conservationists.

[essdee1972]

My apologies for the racist connotations of my post. My feelings ran away with me, I guess. It was not meant to be racist, but country-specific. Sorry for any offence caused.

But I would still like to make the point - what is the world doing about the demand for body parts of tigers and other animals in certain parts of the world, especially in certain Middle and Far Eastern countries? Where there is a demand, there will always be unscrupulous people ready to supply. Organisations like Greenpeace have taken up the issue of indiscriminate whale hunting by certain countries in the Far East and Northern Europe, with the result that commercial hunting of certain whale species is now banned. (The said countries still hunt a few thousand whales every year for "scientific" purposes, but that's beside the point).

How can we enlist the aid of these internationally-powerful organisations in this fight? Provided they are willing to go against the economic might of the fastest-growing power in the world.