Hello Mpofu,

I heartily agree with all you have said, barring one point, and wish there were more like you over here.

The point I am unsure about is that poaching, encouraged by countries to the North and East, isn't taking a relatively large toll of our tigers. Somehow, I very much doubt the entire tiger population of Sariska was exterminated by villagers using poison on the charge of cattle lifting.

If your future trips should bring you to Bangalore, do please get in touch.

Regards,

Rustam

P.S.: Nilgai shooting may not be as risky as you may think. Depends on the area though. However, apart from pest control reasons, I cannot understand why people bother about them - they make poor sport.