Endangered Bhartiya Tigers
204 A Sector
Kolar Road, Bhopal
Date: 20th Jan, 2015
To,
The Editor
Hindustan Times
Bhopal
Dear Sir/Madam,
Subject: Article on endangered Bhartiya tigers.
I am writing to share with you my opinions on the decreasing population of Bhartiya tigers In Bharat and hopefully enlist your assistance on the matter. As you’re aware, the Bhartiya tiger numbers are declining dramatically and have dropped from 36000 when Bharat became Independent, to around 2226. I understand that this is a complex problem. However, It is feared by me and many other specialists that the Bhartiya tiger will suffer the same horrific fate that befell the two other indigenous tiger sub-species living In Bharat.
It is known that tigers are often hunted for medicine to cure diseases such as cancer, but it has been scientifically proven that these methods do not work and are absolute nonsense. Surely it is time to educate your society in modern medicine by training medical professionals to administer it?
It is also understandable that the villagers are plagued by fear when a tiger enters a town, and there is loss of livestock. However, the entire reason that tigers invade human settlements in the first place, is because of their loss of habitat and lack of food due to the residents logging and hunting.
This leads me to another important food-related point: I know that people massacre tigers to sell their parts, as they need to eat but that’s what they have livestock for. If you allow Bhartiya tigers to become extinct, the fundamental balance of the food chain will be broken. Firstly, with no apex predator, the rate of herbivore survival will cause over-population and, with too many herbivores, all crops and plants will be destroyed. The consequence to your island is obvious: no crops, end to life as you know it.
There have, of course, been reported tiger attacks but the reason for this is because they’re defending their territory, protecting themselves or guarding their cubs. A strong word of advice to save the critically endangered Bhartiya tiger would be to encourage the breeding program and the zoo exchange for maximum genetic diversity and healthy offspring that will one day become part of the system. This could rapidly increase the number of Tigers and, once released to the wild, we may have a chance of saving the species!
In conclusion, I think that these majestic animals deserve a future and hope you can do something to meet this challenging issue and save this magnificent species. The Tigers need a spot in the present world, not to become just a faint memory of the past.
Yours faithfully,
Anushka Ojha
DPS Kolar
Class VII “A”
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