Poisoning claimed the last Tiger at Panna

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The last of the tigers at Panna is gone and all that the minister and the

officials can think of is useless paperwork and investigations on state money

and time!!! It's just amazing how this country works! Specially the bureaucratic

set-up!

I would like to voice Azam's sentiments here: if a human being is killed by a

tiger (or even mauled), his family is compensated monetarily, but what if it

happens the other way round??? Who compensates the tiger??? Can the minister and

other relevant forest officials answer???And most importantly would you ever be

able to re-compensate Panna and Sariska???????????? Would you be able to RESTORE

the lost glory of Panna and Sariska???????????

 

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Poisoning claimed last big cat in Panna

PTI 17 July 2009, 03:49pm IST

 

BHOPAL: Poisoning claimed the life of the last tigress that was found dead in

Madhya Pradesh's Panna Tiger Reserve, which is now devoid of the big cat, except

for two trans-located felines.

 

" The last tigress that was found dead had died due to poisoning in the second

fortnight of May 2006 in the reserve, " Reserve director R S Murthy said.

 

" This feline around eight years old was found dead on May 23, 2006 after it was

given endosuplhan (pesticide), according to its post-mortem report, " a top

forest official said.

 

Before this, decomposed body of a cub, believed to be that of the dead tigress

was recovered on May 5, 2006 in the reserve, spread over 543 sq km in Panna and

Chhatarpur districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh, he said.

 

The post-mortem report of this cub could not ascertain the cause of the death as

only carcass (skin and bones) of it was found, the official said.

 

The reserve had around 24 tigers, as per a census report of Wildlife Institute

of India (WWI) brought out in 2006, he said.

 

Panna Tiger Reserve had a highest number 34 tigers, according to a state

government census report of 2004.