Trikoot: The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has issued a red alert directing the authorities to visit all tiger reserves. The bureau directed all concerned officials to immediately intensify the patrolling in sensitive areas amid the excessive poaching of tigers.
The red alert was issued a few days after a beheaded carcass of an adult tiger was found in Madhya Pradesh’s Satpura Tiger Reserve. The decomposed headless carcass was found in the core area of the reserve on Monday.
A red alert has been issued for six tiger reserves across India, including two of Madhya Pradesh, and three districts of MP, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra.
Tiger poaching is a serious problem in India. The country is home to the world’s largest population of wild tigers, but the number of tigers is declining due to poaching.
There are a number of reasons why tigers are poached. The most common reason is their body parts, which are used in traditional Chinese medicine. Tiger bones, skin, and teeth are believed to have medicinal properties, and they are often sold for high prices.
Another reason for tiger poaching is for sport. Some people poach tigers for the thrill of the hunt, and they often do not even use the body parts.
Poaching is a major threat to the survival of tigers in India. The number of tigers in the country has declined by more than 50% in the past 20 years, and if poaching is not stopped, tigers could be extinct in India within the next few decades.