{"id":265038,"date":"2023-10-18T20:17:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=265038"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:20:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:50:45","slug":"when-tigers-and-jackals-get-the-same-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/when-tigers-and-jackals-get-the-same-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"When tigers and jackals get the same protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/strong>This post has been created based on the article \u201cWhen tigers and jackals get the same protection\u201d<\/strong> published in The Hindu<\/strong> on 18th<\/sup> October 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Environment \u2014 Conservation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

News<\/strong>:\u00a0This article discusses the various issues with the recent amendments in the Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Act, 2022.<\/p>\n

An excessive number of species have been included in the new schedules of the Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Act, 2022, with little consultation, or logic.<\/p>\n

The new Act also goes one step further by aligning itself with CITES, and includes the CITES appendices as well.<\/p>\n

What are the issues raised regarding conservation of species?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Lack of prioritisation of species for conservation:<\/strong> Listing an excess number of species means that it is unclear where resources should be allocated<\/strong>.
\nFor instance, the same level of protection is offered to tigers and jackals, and to the great Indian bustard and barn owls.<\/p>\n

2) Indirect consequences of legislation not taken into account: <\/strong>
\nFor example, the Tree Preservation Acts of Kerala and Karnataka prevent the felling of native trees. These disincentivize plantation owners from planting native trees and promote exotic species.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3) The case of chital:<\/strong> The spotted deer (chital) are invasive species in the Andaman Islands. But they cannot be legally culled or removed because they are listed in Schedule 1.<\/p>\n

What are the various impacts on the people?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Various Schedule 1 species pose enormous physical, mental and economic harm<\/strong> to people, especially farmers and marginal cultivators. For instance, the new Act elevates wild pigs and nilgai to Schedule 1.<\/p>\n

2) Blanket ban on use: <\/strong>Regulated use should be considered when animals are abundant, at least to support the livelihoods of local communities. But this is seen as unacceptable.<\/p>\n

3) Red-tapism: <\/strong>The paperwork involved in getting research permits is tedious and time-consuming. This could have a negative effect on research.
\nEnvironmental NGOs will have a harder time getting permits for research and conservation.<\/p>\n

What should be the way forward?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Firstly<\/strong>, those whose lives are at stake need to be safeguarded first. Animal rights arguments that result in the loss of human lives and livelihoods need to be disregarded.<\/p>\n

Secondly<\/strong>, biodiversity management actions need to be tailored to ecology, species biology, and context. This calls for research, which is hampered by the scheduling of species.<\/p>\n

Finally<\/strong>, both citizens and ecologists have a right to observe nature and collect data if they so desire, as long as it does not cause harm and follows ethical considerations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: This post has been created based on the article \u201cWhen tigers and jackals get the same protection\u201d published in The Hindu on 18th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Environment \u2014 Conservation. News:\u00a0This article discusses the various issues with the recent amendments in the Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Act, 2022. An excessive number… Continue reading When tigers and jackals get the same protection<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[59,216,10498],"class_list":["post-265038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-environment","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":150,"cached_at":1698373937,"cached_date":1698476718},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265038\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}