Bad News!
A 6 month old male tiger cub dies on 25th April in Bandhavgarh following a most bizzare incident/accident on 21st April. The caracass of a cub was recovered in Bandhavgarh on 25th April. Most believe it to be of the cub that ran into safari gypsies in Chakradhara area.
According to conflicting reports there were 5-6 vehicles with about 25 occupants in Chakradhar around 6.30 am on the fateful day when a cub broke away from the Chakradhara female and came towards the "parked vehicles". After going around a number of these vehicles, the cub went under a vehicle owned by Satyendra Tiwari, a known naturalist of the Park. People beleive that the cub got burnt because of the heat of the engine or silencer. This theory sounds implausible as no engine or silencer of a parked vehicle can burn a tiger cub to death!
According to second, again unconfirmed version, there were just 2 vehicles - one of the naturalist mentioned above and the other of a senior forest offcial. In panic the driver(s) started the engine and the tiger cub under the vehicle sustained injuries and succumbed to these later.
Whatever be the truth, a case under Wildlife Protection Act has been registered against Tiwari and he is seeking bail in the matter.
All agree that the accident was quite unintentional. The identity of the cub is yet to be established.
This accident throws up one question about safe distance that the over - zealous drivers need to maintain when taking visitors inside the park.
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I have no sympathy with the guide and the driver as , I have seem mylsef , the way these guys behave and chase and overtake and harrass the animal; once sighted , Just for a few extra bucks from the tourist as tip. The tip to driver and guide must be banned and the money must go to the wild life conservation, The guide and driver can decide the fee and increase it as a compansation for NO TIPS.
IF the greed of tip is not the motivating factor , then we have more chances of survival of this magnificent animal in the parks.
PLEASE take it seriously , It will help.
How can a driver run into a cub , or a cub run into a standing vehicle INSIDE the park. where you are supposed to follow certain rules about speed and distance from animal etc.
Tiwari Ji is known naturalist , no doubt, but certainly this is very unfortunate.
I heard of similar accidents happening out side the park , but INSIDE ? I am surprised and shocked. Some one in this blog mentioned about the TIPS , I am sure this will help. Tourists must be warned against giving any tips to these people, , According to my judgment, this will work.
Increment of guide fee and driver charges (which are already exorbitant) is better than repetition of such accidents.
People who come and visit such places, can afford, or you may have concessional rates for students and researchers.
Rajesh Gupta
Having visited the park in April of this year my wife and I can both bear testament to the sometimes appalling standard of driving in the park, on more than one occasion our stationary Gypsy was hit by another in an attempt to get the occupants that little bit closer in hope of extra tips.
Regardless of who is to blame it is tragic that two of the parks tigers have now been killed by Gypsies inside a month.
Dominic Hull
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