wildlife danger

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Sign of danger

 

It seems wild animals, which are a vital link in the

chain of life, are not safe anywhere — not in zoos,

not in forests and not even in national parks. Over

the last one month or two, a large number of wild

animals have died of unnatural causes in Karnataka. In

Bandipur forest, several animals have died of anthrax.

The disease is suspected to be prevalent also in the

adjoining Naga-rahole forest. Besides animal diseases,

which break out when the ecological balance is upset,

man too is responsible for the spate of animal deaths.

 

 

Despite grant of national park status to many forests,

which means increased staff to protect them, poaching

is going on unabated. As many as 77 elephants died or

were killed in Nagarahole in the last three years.

Wildlife NGOs have charged officials with closing

elephant death files by attributing the deaths to

fighting between tuskers or citing some other dubious

reasons. But wildlife biologists rule out the death of

so many elephants in fights. They point out that

elephants are social animals and that it is rarely

that they fight till death. The Ban-nerghatta national

park has witnessed the death of a large number of

animals over the last one year. More recently, the

Mysore zoo was in the news when a female chimpanzee’s

arm was crushed in the sliding doors of its enclosure.

It underwent amputation of its right arm and died. In

parts of the State, people hunt wild animals and catch

birds, including some endangered species, to kill them

by way of sacrifice to deities.

 

The recent animal deaths are a warning to man that

environment is in danger. The cumulative effect of

poaching and destruction of forests over the years

seems to be taking its toll. The Government would do

well to involve tribals, who have protected the

forests over the ages, and reputed NGOs in an

endeavour to stop degradation of forests and poaching.

The mechanism for such an endeavour can be worked out

with the involvement of all concerned people and

organisations. Efforts are also necessary to rein in

the bad elements in the zoos and the forest

department.

 

 

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GREATNESS OF NATION AND ITS MORAL PROGRESS

CAN BE JUDGED BY THE WAY ITS ANIMALS ARE TREATED- M.K GANDHI.

STOP HUMAN AND ANIMAL SUFFERING - GO VEGAN

I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything but still I can do

something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do.

Helen Keller 1880 - 1968

 

 

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