I am faced with many questions and inquiries after the recent release of my book "The Tigress of Achanakmar and Other Jungle Tales". Someone has asked me about the future of tiger in India. Will it survive ultimately or become a Dodo in future? There is another gentleman who wants to know my views about the commitment of the new Indian Government to Tiger conservation and whether the new P.M. Mr. Modi is a wild life aficionado or not?
Well, I find these questions tough for me. I can not say anything about new Government's commitment to tiger conservation.No official statement about it has come so far. I only hope that the new Government will maintain a pragmatic balance while speeding up environment clearances to industries and ensure that tiger habitats do not shrink or converted to mines and poachers are dealt with severely. Also I will not hazard any guess on Mr. Modi's love for wild life. Admitted that the tiger is facing tough times in India but being an optimist, I feel that it will survive in the long run.
Some suggestions have come in too. There are suggestions that I should write a book on tiger and it should have good photographs.Well its early to say anything about it today. But I am not rejecting the idea also. Given time I may do it.In the meanwhile, for tiger lovers and enthusiast,I am going to create a group on my FB page< Jai Mohan> named "Tiger Trails". The Tiger Trails group will exchange photographs, member's experiences of their tiger safaris, trip reports or just anything relevant to tiger. All interested are invited to join, contribute and enjoy. It will be a good initiative towards tiger conservation also.
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