Poachers hunt two chitals in Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, snatch rifle from forest guard
Three poachers entered the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve on Friday night, snatched a rifle from the forest department team, and escaped after hunting two chitals.
Three poachers entered the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve on Friday night, snatched a rifle from the forest department team, and escaped after hunting two chitals.
State Culture and Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh shared this information here on Thursday.
Hundreds of people gathered near the spot where the tiger was resting.
There is a water hut available for visitors, and they enjoy it very much. Motorboat Safari is operated in Sharda Sagar dam for tourists. Four homestays are being operated under the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.
It has been asked to file a report on the requirements of PTR for the safety and unhindered movement of the wildlife around the railway line within two months.
The tiger reserves in Uttar Pradesh have to depend either on veterinary officers of zoos, non-government organisations like the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) or other units during an emergency as none of the tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries in the state has its own veterinary officer despite a directive by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
The PTR Deputy Director Naveen Khandelwal said the tiger also charged at the forest staff when they tried to push it back towards the jungle.
Defying the lockdown rules, villagers thronged the spot in a large number and protested against the 'negligence' on the part of the PTR administration in providing them protection from tiger attacks.
