Eyes on or hands on? A discussion of human interference

[Pckts]

When we hear about Radio Collaring of tigers - these are the questions that comes to my mind, you may add yours in the comments section.

- Why is it that a study , which even after years of implementation, is not yet complete.

- If some vital information has been collected after years of radio collaring, where and how was it implemented.
Sarosh Lodhi‎
- why collaring is done mostly on adult tigers ( which has already established its territory), rather than on dispersing population.

- where it has been done due to monitoring of cattle kill, how has it prevented it.

- why the Govt should spend Lakhs n Lakhs of rupees on collaring but not increasing compensation in relocation of villages/ castle kill/ human kill, water management, prey base management, etc, all these have direct impact on conservation of this specie.

- does collaring (repeated tranquillising) a tiger, also not result in human movement near tigers thus making him loose their fear.

- why is it debated that a weightless/ flexible (made of soft material) collar. Something around the neck 24/7 will definitely irritate any tiger ( refer case of challenger from Bandhavgarh, also Gabbar from Tadoba who has been loosing territorial fights after collaring.

These are my personal views on the above topic. Collaring is a valid option in very few cases, shouldn't be used rampantly.

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