NitroX
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| 04/03/09 12:51 PM |
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Re: Indian lion poaching
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From what I have herd there are to many Lions in the Gir Forest.
Do you have any links to this. Out of interest.
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That is why they roam out of the protected area and are killed.
Because of population pressures many parks and reserves are heavily encroached by humans. Illegal wood cutters, poachers, farmers etc. You might be right, but often the areas where the claims of lions (or tigers) roaming out from a park are actually park areas.
However no doubt unfortunate people are killed outside of park where tigers (and lions) are resident. I was at a park in 2006 and a young boy was killed outside of the park during the few days I was there.
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There are several other parks in India with suitable habitat and area for Lions but they have been unable to get hold of Lions to relocate. The local provence wants to keep the monopoly on lions as they see them as money earners from tourists. They are the ones who do all they can to prevent the removal of any Lions. If Lions were alowed to be relocated to another area the species would be much more secure and numbers would increase.
Interesting. I did a quick search and saw on Google (without open the site) that there are plans to relocate a couple of prides to Gujarat Province. Hope it goes well. Conservation in that country is often a bit "confused".