The recent translocation fo tigeresses from Kanha and Bandhavgarh to Panna tiger reserve is not a technological achievement but rather a sordid saga of our failure to protect the endangered species. In spite of all the resources spent, the conservation of tiger has not succeeded in India.
To make matter worse there is no introspection at all of what has gone wrong - neither in case of Sariska nor in the case of Panna. The finger points at administrative ineptitude and pure neglect. A system immersed in beaurocratic entanglement cannot respond to the need of the hour. Political interference in administrative functioning cannot be ruled out at all.
In fact it is the norm.
In this populist democratic setup the tiger stands a poor chance as he cannot influence the electoral system in favor of.....
What was more imperative before translocation of tigresses from Bandhavgarh and Kanha was to find out the reason for demise of such large population of tigers. Forty perhaps as news papers report. Will the translocated tigresses suffer the same fate along with the lone surviving male - if he is not dead already.
Do the translocations have to take place for the sake of wildife safaris in India that depend on tiger conservation? If so why was the resident population not saved from the poachers trap or some invidious disease what ever the case may be? Will Kanha Bandhavgarh and Ranthambhore become scapegoat for some one else
