Policies & Politics

[Matias]

@ "Rishi" 

Together, the four links present a broad picture of the situation.

One fact that caught my attention was the age of Sundari (only 30 months); little experience in dealing with situations of stress and frustration, aggravated by the "inexistence of vacant territory to be occupied". His immaturity, both psychological and physical, can be a proponent in these events. Saved for exceptions, I always believed that "man-eating" was the result of human factors brought about. It would be interesting to know the context of the twelve tigers that existed in 2007. It is important to know the factors of decline and other indicators of balance and the connections that keep them. As well said in one of the links: what territorial occupation of the tigers in Satkosia currently, and the stretch of the central area of the tigers reserve. Satkosia comprises two districts, with a combined area of about 90,000 hectares; it is difficult to understand how Sundari found no territory in the central area or any other area far from the villages - except for the absence of 5 or 6 thousand hectares distant from any human grouping (116 villages within the reserve are inconceivable for any formally protected area). After the events, it is easy to understand the reasons for this failure. In terms of conservation, managing the human population is their biggest challenge, and Satkosia does not seem to have the minimum requirements to call itself a tiger reserve. Not forgetting the lack of adequate amount of prey.

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