Report of the Tiger Task Force - PRS

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TIGER TASK FORCE REPORT JOINING THE DOTS ■8. This could take the form of panels that may be chaired by the inspector general offorests (wildlife)/chief wildlife warden, and include the secretary of the NationalBiodiversity Authority/State Biodiversity Board, and experts in ecology, social sciencesand bio-statistics. It would be best if these panels serve as ‘single window’ clearing housesfor all matters relating to wildlife research so that they streamline current proceduresrather than create another layer.9. The emerging techniques of DNA is an important new area of estimation. The TaskForce would recommend that the work in this field needs to be supported. The WildlifeInstitute of India and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) must beencouraged to take on pilot programmes at a landscape level using this technique. Inparticular, the Task Force would like to invite the CCMB to provide inputs in thedevelopment of molecular techniques for identification of individual tigers.10. The Tiger Task Force feels very strongly that the most serious lacuna in our approachto managing information on tigers has been a lack of openness and willingness to takeeverybody along. The inclusive, open approach that we advocate depends crucially onfree access to all information, except where very evident security concerns are involved,to all people. In modern times, this would be best ensured by posting all pertinentinformation on the Web, in English as well as in all Indian languages.The way ahead 79
Wildlife research has been facing some seriousproblems. Almost every wildlife researcher has agrouse against the wildlife bureaucracy: either for itsfailure to aid in their research or for ignoring thefindings of their research. The wildlife bureaucracy,in turn, has complaints about individual researchersand questions about their motivations for research.The situation, as a result, has become quite chaotic.Earlier this year, the Union ministry of environmentand forests reportedly issued a circular asking allstate forest departments to stop giving permission forany kind of research that entails ‘handling’ ofanimals (touching, holding or even wire-trippingthem for a camera shot). The ban was across forests,protected or otherwise, as well as across species. 1The fact is that wildlife research, unlike mostother research areas, is extremely dependent on thecooperation of the protected area administration, asall protected areas are controlled and access is onlythrough the bureaucracy in charge. Therefore,without any pre-agreed rules, the relationship ishighly dependent on the individuals concerned.Some researchers complain of the time it takes to getclearances for conducting research; some allegeharassment when their findings go against the forestdepartment, and still others speak of arbitrarydecisions to revoke permission for their work. Ofcourse, there are also those who contend that this isnot the case across the country.In his submission to the Tiger Task Force,
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