Tiger discovered hanging to dying by way of entice from tree in Madhya Pradesh

By Express News Service

BHOPAL: In a horrifying incident, a male tiger aged round two years was discovered hanging to dying by way of a tree entice within the Panna district of ‘Tiger State’ Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday morning. While the state forest and wildlife authorities have begun a probe into the tiger’s killing, famous wildlife activist Ajay Dubey described it as the primary incident of a tiger being hanged to dying by way of an animal entice wherever within the nation within the final two to 3 many years.

He has additionally demanded a CBI probe into the whole incident as Panna and adjoining areas have lengthy been infamous for organized poaching, owing to which Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) has change into virtually extinct of tigers since 2008. 

According to Sanjiv Jha, forest conservator (Chhatapur) the dying of the tiger was reported round Tuesday night time, nevertheless it was solely till Wednesday morning when the crew reached the spot that they discovered a noose on the tiger. The incident occurred within the jungles close to Vikrampur village of Tilgaon forest beat of North Panna Forest Division, which is simply outdoors the protected space.

“Already the sniffer dogs from adjoining Satna as well as the Panna National Park are in action on ground, while a team of state forest department’s Tiger Strike Force too has joined the on-the-spot investigations. While the autopsy findings alone will establish the real cause of the tiger’s death, circumstantial details suggest that the tiger fell prey to the trap (clutch wire trap) put in place for other animals,” stated Jha.

“We’re appealing to local residents to share with us any clinching information about the tiger’s death, their name will be kept confidential. Clinching information by them will help us immensely in reaching the culprits. We’re also trying to ascertain the dead tiger’s identity by matching its carcass’s picture with a database of tigers at Panna Tiger Reserve,” he added.

While the State’s Tiger Strike Force has already begun its investigations, famous wildlife activist Ajay Dubey, has demanded a CBI probe.

“This is horrific, by no means in my profession of 20-22 years have I even heard of a tiger weighing round 200-250 kg being hanged to dying by way of a entice. There have been incidents of tigers being killed by way of electrical present flowing fencing and different floor traps, however have by no means seen or heard about tigers being hanged to dying by way of traps wherever within the nation.”

“How can such incidents occur, when the Panna Tiger Reserve is effectively outfitted with applied sciences, like night time imaginative and prescient cameras, drones and satellite-collared tigers? It’s fairly attainable that the tiger has fallen prey to a entice stored for another animal, however solely a specialised company like CBI, which has experience in probing narcotics and wildlife crimes, can deal with a case of such magnitude.”

As per the figures obtainable with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) – the statutory authority beneath Project Tiger – Madhya Pradesh reported a most of 270 tiger deaths within the nation between 2012 and July 2022, adopted by 184 in adjoining Maharashtra and 150 in Karnataka.

As per the newest NTCA figures, Madhya Pradesh misplaced 42 tigers in 2021, whereas the tiger mortality depend up to now (together with the tiger discovered hanging to dying in Panna district on Wednesday morning) within the 12 months 2022 stands at 32.

BHOPAL: In a horrifying incident, a male tiger aged round two years was discovered hanging to dying by way of a tree entice within the Panna district of ‘Tiger State’ Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday morning. While the state forest and wildlife authorities have begun a probe into the tiger’s killing, famous wildlife activist Ajay Dubey described it as the primary incident of a tiger being hanged to dying by way of an animal entice wherever within the nation within the final two to 3 many years.

He has additionally demanded a CBI probe into the whole incident as Panna and adjoining areas have lengthy been infamous for organized poaching, owing to which Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) has change into virtually extinct of tigers since 2008. 

According to Sanjiv Jha, forest conservator (Chhatapur) the dying of the tiger was reported round Tuesday night time, nevertheless it was solely till Wednesday morning when the crew reached the spot that they discovered a noose on the tiger. The incident occurred within the jungles close to Vikrampur village of Tilgaon forest beat of North Panna Forest Division, which is simply outdoors the protected space.

“Already the sniffer dogs from adjoining Satna as well as the Panna National Park are in action on ground, while a team of state forest department’s Tiger Strike Force too has joined the on-the-spot investigations. While the autopsy findings alone will establish the real cause of the tiger’s death, circumstantial details suggest that the tiger fell prey to the trap (clutch wire trap) put in place for other animals,” stated Jha.

“We’re appealing to local residents to share with us any clinching information about the tiger’s death, their name will be kept confidential. Clinching information by them will help us immensely in reaching the culprits. We’re also trying to ascertain the dead tiger’s identity by matching its carcass’s picture with a database of tigers at Panna Tiger Reserve,” he added.

While the State’s Tiger Strike Force has already begun its investigations, famous wildlife activist Ajay Dubey, has demanded a CBI probe.

“This is horrific, by no means in my profession of 20-22 years have I even heard of a tiger weighing round 200-250 kg being hanged to dying by way of a entice. There have been incidents of tigers being killed by way of electrical present flowing fencing and different floor traps, however have by no means seen or heard about tigers being hanged to dying by way of traps wherever within the nation.”

“How can such incidents occur, when the Panna Tiger Reserve is effectively outfitted with applied sciences, like night time imaginative and prescient cameras, drones and satellite-collared tigers? It’s fairly attainable that the tiger has fallen prey to a entice stored for another animal, however solely a specialised company like CBI, which has experience in probing narcotics and wildlife crimes, can deal with a case of such magnitude.”

As per the figures obtainable with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) – the statutory authority beneath Project Tiger – Madhya Pradesh reported a most of 270 tiger deaths within the nation between 2012 and July 2022, adopted by 184 in adjoining Maharashtra and 150 in Karnataka.

As per the newest NTCA figures, Madhya Pradesh misplaced 42 tigers in 2021, whereas the tiger mortality depend up to now (together with the tiger discovered hanging to dying in Panna district on Wednesday morning) within the 12 months 2022 stands at 32.