Tiger's very rarely mate. Their breeding season is very short. Unless the habitat is well protected they will not mate. They mate only when they feel secure. Mating and breeding is good here.
There are 120 front line people of the forest department to look after an area of 895 square kilometres. This includes 12 rangers, 13 foresters, 39 guards, 35 watchers, 11 wild life watchers and 10 drivers.
Among them, 4 rangers and foresters look after eco development. Eco development does not mean planting trees, but leaving the ecology undisturbed for it to develop. These 8 officers' sole duty is to prevent people from entering the forest. Those who are dependant on the forest are taught other vocations.
Eco development was started in 1994 with a budget allocation of Rs 4 crores for a decade. Now Rs 6.6 crores is being spent for this project.
This money is used to provide micro credit for the people to start alternate employment opportunities. Vegetable vendors, egg vendors, washermen, barbers, idli and curd sellers have been financed with this money.
The money that is lent from this fund is not paid back to the government. It is paid back to the Village Forest committee or Eco development Council. This council has elected members, forest department officials and NGOs in it. The fund is used for rotating credit.
Image: A Royal Bengal tiger cools down by taking a bath in a pond at Dhaka's National zoo.
Photograph : Mufty Munir/AFP/Getty Images
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