India to ask neighbours to help in tiger conservation

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India to ask neighbours to help in tiger conservation

Press Trust Of India

New Delhi, September 18, 2009

After China's lukewarm response to the issue of tiger poaching, India is pinning

hopes on other neighbouring countries having population of the big cats to curb

trade in parts and skins of the animal.

" We will take up tiger crime and poaching issue on a bilateral level with

neighbouring nations particularly those touching the tiger reserves on the

border areas of UP and West Bengal where a few tigers are left in the wild, "

National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) member secretary Rajesh Gopal said.

 

" Unless there is a collective action to save tigers, we will not be able to

protect the endangered species, " he said.

 

Around 3,000 tigers are left in the world with India having nearly 1,400 striped

cats in the wild.

 

China has shown its reluctance to ban tiger farming. Union Environment Minister

Jairam Ramesh has termed as " unsuccessful " his recent meeting with Chinese

officials on the issue of tiger farming and poaching.

 

The decision to take up the issue of tiger conservation with neighbouring

nations was taken up at a meeting between NTCA and northern states housing big

cats.

 

 

 

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