Update on Stray Tiger.

In continuation of my last post I am delighted to inform you that the Tiger I reported on is alive and leading a normal life. This has been possible due to a change of heart of the UP forest authorities who saw reason due to sustained pressure of press,conservationists and more importantly from the National Tiger conservation authority.
In my view the straying Tiger was a Tiger on mission although it had to suffer hardships but it was successful in sensitising authorities on why Tigers stray from their natural habitat.It was successful in bringing fore the plight of Wildlife in UP to the consciousness of the nation.
Its case was strong enough to draw the attention of NTCA and was instrumental in NTCA designing a three year programme for developing Dudhwa as a viable Forest to be funded by central Govt.
This project has been handed over to Wildlife trust of India [WTI].Under this programme the first effort of WTI will be to make the area protected for wildlife.It will make a start by making efort to remove the 165 km long Nanpara Mailani rail track that crosses Dudhwa. This track passes through Pillibhit, Dudhwa,North and South Kheri and Katarniaghat.In this the 33 km track in Dudhwa and 30km track in Katarnia need special attention .The Katarnia rack has killed 37 animals and track in Dudhwa has claimed the lives of 28 in the period between 1993 and 2008.
Also this proposal has been forwarded to Chief wildlife warden UP for his formal response and NTCA will be following a policy of mitigation wherein to reduce the incidence of man animal conflict a study will be conducted in the areas surrounding the Tiger habitat and will involve Hitech measures like camera trapping and special software to track Tiger's movements and incase of this particular stray Tiger efforts are on to trap and traquilise it and relocate it.