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Buxa Expands Awareness Drive Before Proposed Tigress Relocation
Buxa Tiger Reserve may receive a tigress from Bihar in October.
Before that happens, forest officials want local people to understand the plan.
They say villagers’ support is important for the relocation to work well.
Five teams will visit villages near the reserve to answer questions.
The reserve is also starting Tiger Cubs Clubs in 80 schools.
Students will learn about tigers, elephants and protecting nature.
They can share what they learn with their families and neighbours.
Officials hope this knowledge will stay with the children for a long time.
Buxa Tiger Reserve authorities are preparing villagers and students for a proposed tigress relocation from Bihar in October.
Five teams of forest officials and NGO representatives will conduct daily awareness visits across villages near the reserve.
The teams will explain the relocation plan and address residents’ concerns and questions.
Tiger Cubs Clubs have been established in 80 schools, initially enrolling about 10 students from Classes VIII to XII each.
Monthly school sessions will cover tiger and elephant ecology, environmental conservation and wildlife protection.
- Who
- Buxa Tiger Reserve authorities, forest officials, NGO representatives, villagers and school students.
- What
- An awareness campaign is being conducted before the proposed relocation of a tigress from Bihar to Buxa Tiger Reserve.
- Where
- The workshop was held at the Nature Interpretation Centre in Rajabhatkhawa, with campaigns planned in villages and schools around Buxa Tiger Reserve.
- When
- The relocation is proposed for October; an awareness workshop was held on Wednesday, though no exact date was given.
- Why
- To explain the relocation programme, address local concerns and build community participation in tiger conservation.
Key facts
- Proposed relocation
- A tigress is expected to be introduced to Buxa Tiger Reserve from Bihar in October.
- Awareness teams
- Five teams, each with around 15 forest officials and NGO representatives, have been formed.
- Village coverage
- Nearly 80 villages on the fringes of the reserve will be covered.
- School clubs
- Tiger Cubs Clubs have been formed in 80 schools.
- Initial club membership
- Around 10 students from Classes VIII to XII will initially join each club.
- Session frequency
- Each school is expected to hold at least one awareness session every month.
- Workshop location
- The resource-person workshop took place at the Nature Interpretation Centre in Rajabhatkhawa.
Quotes
A Buxa Tiger Reserve forester
A forest department official involved in the awareness campaign
“Students will act as ambassadors of tiger ecology. We are hoping the grounding they get in school stays with them for life. After completing Class XII, even if they move outside the state, they can share their knowledge with people they meet to spread awareness about wildlife conservation.”
telegraphindia.com
“The teams will interact with villagers, explain the proposed tiger relocation programme and address concerns and queries. Without the active participation of residents, the tiger relocation programme can't succeed.”
telegraphindia.com
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