As the Blue Bull goes on the rampage in the fields of Uttar Pradesh, the state government wants a return to the days of bounty hunting
At a time when things couldn’t get any worse for wildlife – what with species disappearing at an alarming rate, and others being forced to encroach on human lands thanks to shrinking forest covers – two incidents in two very different parts of the world only confirm our worst fear – that when the choice is between man and nature, it’s the former that stays and latter has to make way.
In the first case and in a move that has made wildlife lovers and animal rights activists in India see red, the Uttar Pradesh government has urged the Central government to allow for the unrestrained hunting of what is Asia’s largest antelope, the blue bull. It is being reported that ‘Nilgai,’ as the animal is locally known, is responsible for the loss of most of the state’s total pulse output.
Bizarre as it (the suggestion of shooting down the animal on sight) may seem, the state’s reason might not be completely unfounded though. Considering that our country imports around 2-3 million tonnes of pulses each year to fill up the deficit in demand, it is a Catch-22 situation for authorities when the over three lakh Nilgai population destroys around 60-70% of the pulse crop in the state. Besides, with 1.6 million tonnes of annual pulse output, UP’s share is a substantial 10% in the national output.
At a time when things couldn’t get any worse for wildlife – what with species disappearing at an alarming rate, and others being forced to encroach on human lands thanks to shrinking forest covers – two incidents in two very different parts of the world only confirm our worst fear – that when the choice is between man and nature, it’s the former that stays and latter has to make way.
In the first case and in a move that has made wildlife lovers and animal rights activists in India see red, the Uttar Pradesh government has urged the Central government to allow for the unrestrained hunting of what is Asia’s largest antelope, the blue bull. It is being reported that ‘Nilgai,’ as the animal is locally known, is responsible for the loss of most of the state’s total pulse output.
Bizarre as it (the suggestion of shooting down the animal on sight) may seem, the state’s reason might not be completely unfounded though. Considering that our country imports around 2-3 million tonnes of pulses each year to fill up the deficit in demand, it is a Catch-22 situation for authorities when the over three lakh Nilgai population destroys around 60-70% of the pulse crop in the state. Besides, with 1.6 million tonnes of annual pulse output, UP’s share is a substantial 10% in the national output.
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