Why did the Wildlife team leave the animal even before it came around?
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1.Human-wildlife conflict has been increasing in frequency in the recent years due to people moving closer to forests and animals coming out into cities and villages.
2.Working along with the forest department in multiple states, an NGO called Wildlife SOS has been able to rescue wild animals that have strayed into human habitation.
3.In addition to animal rescue, the organisation also helps in increasing awareness of people in conflict zones on how to deal with situations when wild animals come visiting.
Tourism and tribal people
According to Senthil Kumaran, tribal people living near protected areas are now having a tough time, since a lot of them depend on tourism for their income.
In Kerala’s Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, for instance, they are involved in eco-tourism activities, such as acting as guides for visitors on treks inside the forest.
At Tamil Nadu’s Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, tribal women call the shots at Banyan, a restaurant that is jointly run by the Tribal Eco Development Committee and the Mudumalai Tiger Conservation Foundation.
However, smaller animals such as black-naped hare are not having it that easy. “In Dindigul [Tamil Nadu], we have recorded around six cases in which animals were hunted for meat,” says Arun Shankar, who was the former vice president of Palani Hills Conservation Council. “This can be related to the price of mutton and chicken going up and the difficulty in accessing them.”
Sachin notes that he has documented eight cases of wildlife offences over the past two months alone. “Theni district is home to poachers,” he points out, adding, “A lot of people have come back to their home towns and are hunting as a hobby and for meat. We are having a tough time, but are keeping vigilant.”
Meanwhile, the safari animals of Top Slip, such as Mariappan, are finally getting a chance to put their feet up, since their routine of ferrying noisy tourists for a small trip in the forest, has now been put on hold. The tourists will surely be back, and in full force in all probability. But for now, it is eat-stroll-sleep-eat-stroll-sleep for Mariappan.