Kagaznagar: Experts expressed concern over the safety of tigers

Asifabad: After the possibility of poisoning the tiger, experts associated with tiger conservation have expressed concern over the safety of tigers in the forests of Kagaznagar division.

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests RM Dobriyal, who inspected the spot in Darigaon forests of Kagaznagar mandal on Monday where the carcass of a male adult tiger was found, said the death of the second tiger was due to poisonous cattle food found in the surrounding area. Must have happened from. Investigation and observation revealed that some unknown persons poisoned a cattle which resulted in the death of this tiger.

According to forest officials, eight to 10 adult tigers and four to five cubs were living in the forests of the district, while four others were roaming between Telangana and Maharashtra. Four of these had made the forests of Kagaznagar division their home for a long time. The carcass of a one and a half year old female tiger named S-15 was seen in the forests of Darigaon village of Kagaznagar mandal on December 6. Forest officials suspected that territorial fighting was the cause of S-15’s death.

However, environmentalists are very concerned about the safety of tigers. He regretted that the age-old method of poisoning cattle was being used again by hunters to eliminate tigers. To throw dust in the eyes of forest officials, hunters were targeting tigers in dense forests. He suspected that the first tiger might also have died of poison.

“Finding carcasses of two tigers within a span of two days is an unusual and worrying matter. The lives of the remaining tigers are also in danger due to the death of two consecutive tigers due to suspected poisoning. Tigers living in Kagaznagar forests will also meet a similar fate if they eat poisoned cattle meat,” said an environmentalist on condition of anonymity.

District Forest Officer Neeraj Kumar Tebriwal told ‘Telangana Today’ that they were examining the entire landscape of Darigaon and surrounding forests to find out if other tigers were safe. He said patrolling has already been intensified to prevent poaching of tigers. He said animal trackers are also keeping an eye on the movements of the tigers.