Rajasthan High Court to hear PIL on tiger shifting today

The much touted shifting of tiger T-91 to Mukundra Tiger Hills Reserve (MHTG ) by the state government has been challenged in Rajasthan High Court. The petition filed by wildlife activist Ajay Dubey is scheduled to come up for hearing on Thursday. The petition alleges violation of wildlife norms by Rajasthan government and seeks that tiger be relocated to its original habitat.  

The petition has challenged the shifting of tiger on several grounds. It says Rajasthan government had in 2017 sent a proposal to NTCA to reintroduce tigers into MHTR. Through a letter dated 9 October 2017, NTCA had given in-principle approval to the proposal. 

Speaking to DNA principal chief conservator of forests Rajasthan G V Reddy said, “No rules and norms have been violated. The chief wildlife warden is competent authority to take the decision to shift the tiger as per section 11 of wildlife protection act 1972. The tiger had strayed from its territory and was a threat to human life and his own life.”