HC comes to rescue of tiger cubs

  • | Thursday | 22nd February, 2018

State’s counsel argued that there was no evidence to establish whether the cubs belong to the problem tigress. Counsel Tushar Mandlekar, appearing for the petitioner Dr Jerryl Banait, argued that the animal cannot be tranquillized as the lives of the newly born cubs will be endangered.The counsel argued no incidents of tiger attacks on humans have been reported so there is no need to capture the animal. Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the state forest department to ensure that two cubs delivered by the problem tigress T1 at Pandharkawda remain safe.Taking cognisance of the TOI report on the birth of two cubs, the court granted 15 days to the department to verify if the newborns belong to the same tigress.In the last hearing, the court had asked the forest officials to capture the tigress after staying the shoot orders.

Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the state forest department to ensure that two cubs delivered by the problem tigress T1 at Pandharkawda remain safe.Taking cognisance of the TOI report on the birth of two cubs, the court granted 15 days to the department to verify if the newborns belong to the same tigress.In the last hearing, the court had asked the forest officials to capture the tigress after staying the shoot orders. Counsel Tushar Mandlekar, appearing for the petitioner Dr Jerryl Banait, argued that the animal cannot be tranquillized as the lives of the newly born cubs will be endangered.The counsel argued no incidents of tiger attacks on humans have been reported so there is no need to capture the animal. State’s counsel argued that there was no evidence to establish whether the cubs belong to the problem tigress.

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