Poisoned Goats used to kill Ranthambore Tigers
Wildlife officials say it appears the cubs had been poisoned. An inquiry has been ordered. The bodies of the cubs have been sent for post mortems. Poaching and loss of habitat in India have decimated Tiger numbers which are estimated to have fallen from 40,000 to about 1,400 in the past 100 years. A major awareness campaign has been launched to halt the steep decline in Tiger numbers in India.
'Revenge' Ranthambore covers several hundred square kilometres of dry deciduous forests sprawling over undulating Terrain. According to a 2009 census, there were about 40 tigers in and around the park, which is in Sawai madhopur district of Rajasthan. Nearly 100 villages surround the park, and the more the Tiger population grows the more they are likely to come into conflict with humans, observers say.
Ranthambhore is a major tourist attraction, drawing about 200,000 people from India and abroad every year. Whatever be the reason, the killings display a total lack of a foolproof system to Protect Tigers in a small area of this National park even after the Sariska disaster. While wild life department has shifted three Tigers to Sariska and is pushing for moving more tigers to other core areas, the major question these killings have again raised is that government or anyone else just can not assure safety to tigers at their home, whether in a National Park or their new homes.
he cause of the deaths is yet to be ascertained, but prima facie, it seemed like a case of poisoning.
"This situation looks like that the Tigers have hunted the two goats. One goat was found hanging on the tree, looking at the other goat it looks like someone might have poisoned the goat or it could be pesticides consumed by the goat, which became the reason for the death of tiger, as they consumed them. Evidence of vomiting was found and clears certain queries. But forest Officials are examining the tigers, and the clear picture would emerge after it,".
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