sambhars Carcass not lifted Minister orders Probe

January 9, 2008

Minister Orders probe:The Punjab Minister for Forests have Ordered Probe into

the Matter as per todays Media reports.

SKJ

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Sambar's carcass

PFA and forest department at loggerheads

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 8

Thirtysix hours after a sambar breathed its last at PFA hospital in the city,

the forest department authorities finally picked its carcass in the morning

yesterday after turning a blind eye to the requests of PFA activists since

Saturday.

The sambar had strayed in Laddowal and had injured its leg in panic on Friday.

It was treated by GADVASU scientists, who amputated its leg. Later it was sent

to the PFA hospital on Bahadurke road for recuperation.

The condition of sambar worsened on Saturday evening and it died at 11 pm .

Since then the PFA activists had been asking the forest department officials to

take the carcass away as the hospital was already sheltering many ailing animals

and birds. But all the requests fell on deaf ears.

Ajay Jain, president of the local chapter of PFA, said they kept on contacting

the local authorities, who were not available on Saturday evening and throughout

Sunday.

They personally went to Mattewara forest office but nobody was present there.

Then they informed the chief wildlife warden that a carcass was lying with them

and it should be taken into the custody by the department.

''After we contacted him, a ranger called us up and said he would send someone

soon. But nobody came throughout the day yesterday. Finally we requested the

department again in the morning today and the sambar was lifted at 11 am,'' said

Jain.

He added that it was not for the first time that such a thing had happened. The

forest department officials or employees could not be found on public holiday.

Even if there was an emergency involving a wild animal also they could not be

contacted.

Residents had already cited similar problems in the past also. Jain said if

something went wrong with the carcass of the wild animal then it would have been

their trouble.

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