Human Animal Conflict

Tiger Alert – Panna Tiger Reserve has no tigers

by Prakash Rangarajan June 27, 2009
Pix Credits - Avanindra Reddy

Three years back, the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh had close to 40 tigers. Today, one two tigers exist, not the original striped denziens of the forest, but two tigresses translocated from Kanha and Badhavgarh.

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Tribal Resettlement – Reality bytes

by Prakash Rangarajan January 4, 2008

Its time for some rugged measures vis a vis tribal resettlement as also wildlife conservation. Elephants need to forage large tracts for food and have their own corridors for migration. Tigers need large beats. When habitats decrease, the scope of human animal conflict is never greater than now. There is no saner way than tribal resettlement today.

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Forest Rights Act, 2007 comes into force

by Prakash Rangarajan January 3, 2008

The Indian Govt has given the green signal for the implementation of the Forest Rights Act on Jan1st thus paving the way for forest dwelling Tribes who are three generation old or alteast stayed in the forest villages for more than 75 years to use minor forest produce and carry on traditional cultivation of forest land under occupation upto a ceiling of four hectares.

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