We all know
that live or any products of the wildlife in the country is banned according to
the Wildlife Protection Act. But at the same time every year we hear that
thousands of wildkinds were caught in raids. What does this indicate, it simply
says that the wild is not safe in the wild habitat and thus they are easily
smuggled from there. Airports and railways have caught many such consignments
but have we ever thought what all might be getting transported through other
means like the roadways and the water ways?
The live
species that are in most demand is for consumption in and around the country.
India exports a large number of species to the other countries, the money
behind this trade is used to develop the wildlife underworld. More and more
animals, birds, reptiles are hunt from their wild natural habitat and either
sent to secret breeding centres or are slaughtered to separate the products
that are the demand of the market. People do both keep as well as consume
wildlife products, and this is followed since ages but with the development in
science and culture human had developed so much that it started misusing the
brains but hunting and poaching animals on a very large scale other than the
usual activities which cause threat to the wild. This has led to a decrease in
the population of many species some are endangered and some are on the verge of
extinction, but still the species are smuggled and found in large numbers.
The fault is
of the system and that is the reason that the fear among the people does not
exists as everyone knows that the loop holes in our rulebooks have favourable
conditions for the convict. Irrespective of calling it one of the top offense,
the guilty are released on bails and there is where the others get motivated to
get involved into this world. From a small spider to a tiger everything has
tremendous value in the market and the ever increasing demand has made it in
the most expensive items of the world. From the nails of a lion to the skin of
a tiger or tusk of an elephant or horn of a rhino everything is smuggled. The
city has many such illegal practices which are carried on since a very long
time and nobody has ever caught or thought to stop it and the ones who have
tried have not yet succeeded and will not even do. The main reason is the
system and the corruption which is like a good habit followed almost in every
sector for every small big purpose. The top most level officials and the
concerned authorities are very poor in decision making and communicating to the
people so as to make them aware of the things that are supposed to be done and
followed. Even wildlife enthusiasts are a part of the crime on a very larger
level.
Some of the
species that are seen in and out of Mumbai are the red sand boas, the peacock
feathers, the tusks of elephants and rhinos, skin of leopards and tigers, nails
of lions, meat of monitor lizard, venom of cobra, krait and viper and the list
goes on. These products are collected by locals who hand over to the purchasing
party who later sell it to the customers.
As wildlife
enthusiasts we have attended more than 500 people on phone calls, emails, chats
etc where people have demanded different species and products and the main
reason within the country for this trend to survive is the blind faith and
superstations. People have been crazy to get into this world and see the
showers of currency but practically that never happened. We have also got
threatening calls for getting involved into this but have managed to be far
away till now.
Its very sad
on the part of human beings that we misuse the surroundings in such a way and
create so much of trouble for the existing species on the planet. Tthe Ministry
Of Environment and Forests should take up positive initiative to make the
people aware about the protocols and also inculcate respect for other animals.
But so far we have seen that nothing much has been achieved till today where we
can say the conservation has entered the next level.
And if the same will continue the species on the verge of extinction will extinct soon and the future will never get to see it live in it natural habitat.
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