[Assam] Two rhinos killed

[Ram Sarangapani]

For those interested in conservation and anti-poaching measures may want to
take a serious look into what Kruger National Park (South Africa) is doing.
SA's rinho population is on the rise, and they have lost only ONE animal to
poaching in the last 10 years. See steps taken by KNP below.

http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/project/projects/index.cfm?uProjectID=ZA0030

>Pity we belong to  a poor country, a poor state... where human lives are
>not respected. Protecting animals is probably way down the list of
>priorities.

While this is true, it ultimately depends on how much outrage the killing of
even one animal produces. If its only a fleeting moment, and nothing
substantial is done, the rihno population is surely in serious danger.

--Ram



On 8/7/07, Jyotirmoy Sharma <jsharma at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>
> It's really depressing to see a dead animal being ruthlessly butchered by
> money hungry men. Pity we belong to  a poor country, a poor state... where
> human lives are not respected. Protecting animals is probably way down the
> list of priorities. The rate at which rhinoes are getting killed in Assam,
> wonder how long before we see it only in pics.
> Nature had given Assam unique beauty. Unfortunately it's being destroyed.
>
>  On 07/08/2007, at 1:46 PM, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>
>  That is really, really sad. Someone was telling me the other day that
> official figures of the number of tigers and rhinos is way over-blown. The
> actualy numbers are far fewer.
>
> Hopefully, this is taken very, very seriously.  With each rhino killed,
> the state and people are hit with tremendous loss. Maybe there are lessons
> from places like Kruger National Park, South Africa.
>
>
>
> On 8/6/07, bgogoi at gmail.com <bgogoi at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Have anyone seen a dead rhino, after the poachers took away it horn, ear
> > etc??
> > Click the following to access the sent link:
> > http://www.assamtimes.org/index.php?news=313
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