Summary:
Nagpur: In an unprecedented move, the state government has directed chief wildlife warden A K Misra and APCCF (wildlife) Sunil Limaye to shift to Pandharkawda till problem tigress T1 is tranquillized and captured. If tranquillizing efforts fail, there will be no option but to shoot the tigress,” he added. Separate tigers have killed 13 people in the Ralegaon forest areas in the last 26 months. Two elephants are already stationed in Pandharkawda,” Ahmad said.Meanwhile, wildlife lover and petitioner Dr Jerryl Banait and others have questioned role of Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, in the entire episode. The strict directions from the minister states that both officials will participate in the day-to-day tigress monitoring and should not leave the headquarters till T1 is captured.The forest minister has also asked to deploy trained teams under them..