Several suggestions have been proposed in the different plans adopted to save the bio-diversity of the Sunderbans, prepared under various wildlife management projects. It is quite shameful for us that we do not care to take any practical steps to counter such acts of brutalities. The news commentary was also written in such a way that the tiger is to be blamed whereas the underlying causes lead one to believe the opposite.

We, humans, are driving away most of the animals from their native habitats; depriving them of their homes and food sources. If we, the greatest of all creations, can commit robbery and murder our fellow humans to satisfying our hunger and greed, then these poor animals are nothing to us.

We disturb them, encroach the forest habitats, poach on the animals they feed on, and then murder these animals when they make their way into human habitations.

The Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF), recently attended the Global Tiger Forum's meeting in New Delhi, a world body to find ways and take measures to protect tigers in their range countries. May I ask him, does this sound good when you read the news of a tiger killed, or an elephant shot with more than 50 bullets in a sanctuary?

The forest department, under MOEF, has to come up with some pragmatic steps so that such acts are not repeated and tigers are saved from being killed in the future. If the tigers are gone from the Sunderbans, no one will be able to save the Sunderbans' mangroves from extinction. These tigers are the guardians of the forests.