Problem tigress, that was to be shot, electrocuted

Nagpur | Saturday | 14th October, 2017

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"If the signals were very much received, why did the tracking team failed to save the collared tigress. The place is just 2km away from Navargaon where the tigress was released on July 29. It's the failure of entire forest department which has failed to save corridors," asked Lodhi.The tigress has been taken to Navargaon where she was released. Almost all the farmers surrounding 138 sq km Bor resort to fencing of farms with electric current to protect crop.Wildlife lover Sarosh Lodhi told TOI from Sindhi Vihiri the tigress crossed one wire fence but got electrocuted while crossing another. Electrocution by illegal power fences remains the biggest challenge before wildlife protection," said Nitin Desai, Central India in charge of Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI)..