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Wednesday, 21 April 2010


Indian wildlife officials are using new software which tracks tigers in a bid to stop them from being poached.

Indian officials are set to use a new tiger tracking system to stop tigers being poached

Indian wildlife officials are using new software which tracks tigers in a bid to stop them from being poached.

The Government blames ‘lazy’ wildlife guards for the fact that India's tiger population has decreased to 1,350 from 3,700 in 2002 – a decrease of over a third.

“Many field officers are too lazy to patrol their wildlife sanctuary areas. They make up data instead of surveying the field ” said  Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh

The remaining tigers will be fitted with radio collars that will let everyone know where they are. Wildlife guards will be able to tell if a collar has been destroyed or if a tiger has moved out of an area.





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  • kittylover (Age 14) wrote on Sunday, 25 April 2010 @ 13:28

    poor tigers