Tiger killed in illegal snare near Nagarahole; Minister orders probe

A three-year-old tiger has died aft being caught successful a snare illegally acceptable up connected farmland hardly 300 metres from the wood bound successful Metikuppe scope of Nagarahole National Park. The incidental has raised caller concerns implicit failures successful preventing wildlife deaths on wood fringes.

Despite repeated authorities directives to region snares from cultivation lands bordering forests, the continued usage of specified traps has led to recurring wildlife deaths, raising superior questions astir the effectiveness of surveillance and patrolling.

Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar B. Khandre has ordered a elaborate probe into the incident.

He directed that an enquiry beryllium conducted by a squad led by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and warned that strict enactment would beryllium taken against those liable for laying the snare. Mr. Khandre said wood unit recovered negligent successful their patrolling duties would look action.

Expressing interest implicit the incident, the Minister noted that lapses by tract unit look evident contempt repeated instructions to wide amerciable traps from forest-fringe areas. The Minister directed stepping up of surveillance on wood boundaries and removal of each snares to forestall wildlife deaths.

The latest decease follows a akin incidental successful December erstwhile a tiger was killed aft being caught successful a snare astatine a plantation successful Srimangala, adjacent the Nagarahole forest, successful Kodagu district.

Following the incident, the Forest Department officials had been instructed to measurement up consciousness campaigns among communities surviving on wood fringes, highlighting the ineligible consequences of wildlife deaths caused by snares. Teams were besides formed crossed wood ranges to behaviour regular combing operations to observe and region amerciable traps.

However, contempt these measures and repeated warnings, deaths of chaotic animals owed to snares proceed to beryllium reported owed to snares.