the tiger project-wild gold - rini
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THETIG
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me,Rini,
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THEKIL
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Rinigoe
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gonizing
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ppetites
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ReadonasRinigrowsinthewildandtheadventuressheexperiences.
ByRene
THEPROJECTTIGERRINIGOESDOWNMEMORYLANEPartIIIFOODMybrotherstwoofthemturned intohandsomeyoungmales.Motherwouldteachthem
howtohuntandbringhomefood.IbeingafemalewasalittlethinnerbutMothersprideandjoy
always.
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(PICTUR
THEHUbeentw
younger
tovent
Mother
tillexha
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brother
shape
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instinct
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tinybus
hurry.A
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buttof
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bushesbut
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ing thud to
dagainhe
islittlelife
otherlittl
eved to see
ot see him.
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other.We
oriesofFa
comehom
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usasthey
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buffalo,
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fthedange
nimalscom
hem.Sonot
indifferen
small fort
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echarging
ftedmylittl
the ground
pawedthe
ndedallin
brotherru
me. I strai
I knew so
easbothof
dtheshado
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couldseea
hersFallsti
.Weplayed
ander off t
ere,wande
ran
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eintotheb
icingthet
directions.
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timeinhid
andbuttin
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to look fo
ible had ha
rmotherto
glewereg
thejungletndDeer.N
legrazingin
ithusand
ther,chase
the hide ou
oofar.Sodi
of
the
cavtwobrothe
itory,theyt
malebuffal
bullchased
in.Butthe
herhadco
his800po
erehecrie
r thebuffal
isheavyho
tothesecu
r my other
pened to
come,toos
ttinglonge
ohuntforstenoughto
thewilder
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dbutterflies
t, but as us
dI.Butwh
,
giving
yelrs.Nonehe
kethesitu
ochargeda
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ebuffalo
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elwitha
ot done.
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wasand
ne, and
ger one.
more.It
hindthe
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cave,themountainscastingabigdarkshadowinfrontofthecaveandMotherwasstillmissing.No
signofher.
Finally itwasnight time and the twoofus succumbed to adeep sleep, the traumaof themid
morningbeingtoomuch.Wehadbothcuddledupagainsteachotheras ifto find thepeaceand
securitythatMothergave.Myotherbrotherdidnotcomehome.Iwondere3dwhathadhappened
tohim.Maybelostinthedark,comemorningandhewillfindhiswayhome.FornowImustsleep.
Iwokeuptothesmellofdeadcarcassinthecave.Motherhadmadeanighttimekillandbrought
thewholeofazebraintothecave.Itwashalfeaten.Motherhadhershareandonlythencouldshe
haveliftedthecarcass,orwhatwasleftofitintothecaveforus.Butwherewasshe?Toohungryto
thinkanymore, Iranover tothe foodandstarted torelishthe flesh, itsbloodstillwarmandwas
soonjoinedbymybrother, thesmallerone.Aswesatiatedourappetite,wecouldhearMothers
growllow,beckoningformybrother.Wecontinuedtotearatthefleshandwallopitdown.
Mother continued to search forher son allnight, callingwith lowgrowlsand straining tohear a
responseofalittleyelp,butnosound,noanswer.Thenshecameuponhislittlecrushedbody.She
triedtorevivehis little lifelessbodybutcouldnot.Sheknewhewasnomore.Flieshadstartedto
cometothebloodofthecrushedbodythatoozedfromhisnoseandskull.Sadlyshecamebackto
thecaveleavingthedeadbodytotheHyenas
Comingbacktothecave,andtothetworemainingyoungones,shegroomedthem,lickingoffthe
bloodandcaring forthemat thesametimedismissing the thirdone. Itwasdangerous toremain
here,soagain itwastimetomoveonandthistimeshemovedtoaniceplaceclosetothewater
hole.Nowthethreeofusfoundtruepeaceandsecurityatlastinnewsurroundings.
ByRene
(MOTHERPICTURE#40 TRUEPEACEANDSECURITYATLAST)scan
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THEPROJECTTIGERRINI(PARTIV)THEPRESENTTERMINALDESEASETOBEEXECUTED
RINIThereseemedtobepeopleinmycell.Icouldhearvoices,thoughmyeyeswereclosed.Iwas
sowoozyfromthedrugthathadbeenadministeredtomethatIcouldnottellwhatwashappening.
ThenIwasfullyawake.Thesehumandoctorsattentionswereonme.Theycametoseeme,Iwasso
glad.Nowat last theywouldreleasemeback inthe forestwhere Ibelonged. I longedtogoback
there.
Agroupofpeoplewereactuallyworshippingme. I could seeplatesof flowers, some food tobe
offeredtome,thepictureofagoddesssittingonaTiger,thesmellofincenseburnedstrongintomy
nostrils,doctorsstandingbytohelpmedicatemeandIthoughttomyself,theyhaveactuallycome
toreleasemefrommypainandsuffering,fromthisdreadfulterminaldeseaseandtohelpmediein
peace,freefrompainandsuffering.Theritualswereperformedandthechantingofprayers,thelast
rites, Ithoughttilltheendcomesaftertheyadministerthe lethaldose.Feelingdismayed, Iclosed
myeyesthinkingallthewhile,Iwannagohome,pleaselemmegohome?!
TheParkauthoritieshadrejectedeuthansiatohelpmedie,butwhyIcouldnotunderstand.Didthey
feelmypain?Didtheyknowwhatitistobepokedwithneedlesandgivenaspecialdiet?Didthey
notseethelumpsonmybody?Yet,Iknewthatsomedaymypainandsufferingwouldgoaway,but
for the time being, I live in amansworld andman has the domination over animals and so
euthanasiawas decided uponwhichwould easemy pain and suffering awhole lot but for the
objectionraisedbytheParkauthorities.TheyhadoptedforReiki.
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dfulneedle
itiesrejecte
advised th
rk and exa
,theexpert
mal(Mamal
illnessand
tditchtrea
cantohelp
uthoritiesat
allpossible
t White Tig
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mined my
shadreco
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thatIwas
mentto
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theVan
stepsto
er in the
oninmy
stionsof
ling. Just
ondition
mended
etwoof
otalone
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inmyplight.Butasusual,theauthoritiesrejectedthesuggestionofexecution forthisanimaltoo
claimingthatthecultureandtraditionofthecountrydidnotpermitmercykilling,evenforanimals.
Theyarrivedatadecisionhowever,tokeepmeandtheothertigeralivewiththenewmethod.
ItwasgoodtoknowthattheDoctorsweredoingtheirbesttoseethatallanimalssuffering from
terminaldeceasewilland shouldbe taken careof, till the time theyarealivebyothermeansof
treatment.
Nowallsaidanddone,thedecisiontaken,theParkauthoritieschosetoalleviatemypainsandthat
ofmycompanionTigerthroughReiki.Wenowhaveahope.Yes,wherethere is life,there ishope
always.Idozedoffonceagain
KeepfollowingtheplightofWildGold.
ByRene
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THEPROJECTTIGERPOACHERSFORWILDGOLDRINI(PARTV)MOTHERCAUGHTBYPOACHERS
In the heaven ofmy cavemy little brother and I played, knowing thatmotherwasjust outside
baskinginthesunatthemouthofthecave.Hisbabysoftfurwasbeginningtofalloffandhisstripes
werebecomingprominent.Wewereneverhungry.Motherbroughtinenoughfood.Why,justlast
weekskillwasahugebuffalo,andtheremainsaftereatingourfill,motherhadburiedintheground
tobedugup again.Winterwas soon to come and itwould snowheavily somother alwayshad
enoughfoodstashedaway.Afterplaying,asusual,wehadaferociousappetite.Motherwouldthen
takeustoherhiddentreasurecove,anddigoutthesumptuousfoodforus.
Afterthemeal,withbloatedstomachs,welaynexttomotherswarmbodyandfellasleepwhileshe
keptwatchfulandawake.Wewereawakenedbythebeatingofdrumsandthosedreadfulhumans
allmakingaracket.Motherrecognizedthemaspoachersandgrowledawarningtoustogoback
intothecave,buttoolate,theywerealreadyuponus,closinginonusinatightcircle.Icouldhear
Motherssnarlsandgrowlsas ifpleadingwiththepoachers,withFathergone,pleasedonotmake
themorphans.WeranafterMotherandweresofrightenedwiththenoisethatwegotlostandhid
underthebushesand intothehallowofatreetrunkwherebothmeandmybrotherhid.Mother
wascaughtand fromwhere Iwas, Icouldseethenetflyinghighabovebefore itdroppedonher,
restrictinghermovements.Shewasthen liftedup,put intoacageand thencarriedaway.Scared
andlonely,weremainedinthehollowofthetreetrunkforalongtime.Duskwasfastapproaching.
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#30D
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As nigh
happen
tooscar
awake
wastim
tree.Th
ntmaketh
otherand
came, we
tous.Wew
ed,tillslee
ostofthet
eforsurviv
iswasourn
emorphans
ytwoyou
continued
ouldendup
overtook
ime.These
lforthefit
ewhome.T
gbrothers
o hole up,
beingatas
s.Withthe
urity,lovea
estasMot
hesecond
too scared
ymealfort
nightcame
ndwarmth
eralwayss
aywelived
to venture
hewolvesa
unfamiliar
ofMother
aid.Withth
onrabbits
out. We kn
ndhyenas.
oundswhic
erenotwit
attraining,
ndratsan
ewjust wh
epassedt
hkeptthet
usanymor
edidnotl
hareandt
t would
henight,
woofus
e.Wellit
eavethe
atnight
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for the first timewe sleptalone, reallyalone in thepitchdarkhollowof the tree trunk knowing
motherwouldnevercomeback.Thiswasournewhome,wedidnothaveachoice.
HOME.........ALONE
Wewokeupatthecrackofdawntothetwitteringandchirpingofbirdsinthejungle.Ourstomachs
werecavedinbothofusmybrotherandIneededtoeat.Carefullywecameoutofourhidingplace,
scaredandtimidasever,nooneoutside,nothinginsight.Nowweconcentratedonthewaymother
trainedus tokill.Wenever took seriously the skill andeasewithwhichmotherhad for the kill.
Somehowknowingthatmotherwasalwaystheretoprovideamealwekeptplayingwitheachother,
rolling,tumblingaround,butnowwegatheredourwitstogether andwentalloutforakill.
Thiswasforreal.Gingerlyatfirstwesetout insearchof food,Rats,rabbits,moleswerewhatwe
killedandate,playedbetweenourselvesandthenwentback intoourheavenlyhollowtreetrunk.
Wemissedmothersomuchandwonderedwhatcouldhavehappenedtoher.Afterallwedidnot
seeherkilledlikeshesawfatherdie.
Days
passed
into
weeks,
weeks
into
months,
and
months
into
years.
We
could
no
more
fit
into
the
hollowofthetreetrunkandroamedthejunglewithoursomewhatfightingskills.Wewerenowtwo
yearsoldstillveryyoungandalone.
ByRene
RINITHEAWAKENING
AwakeningtoagroupoffivetosixReikhiexpertswhohadarrivedintheWildlifeNationalParkto
administer supposedly spiritually guided life force energy to the caged (me) Rini, by a Doctor
DirectoroftheVanViharNationalPark.
TheParkOfficialsand theReikhiexpertsdidnotwant topublicisemy treatmentprocedures,but
theyexplained thephilosophybehind theirefforts.Me, Ijustwanted thepain toeaseand livea
happynormallife.
Iheardoneoftheexpertssaythattheywouldsurroundthecageandtransmittheunseenpositive
energyflowingthroughtome,Rinitoinitiaterecoveryandtoeasemypain,nowthatwasareliefto
hear,surelyanassurancebyoneoftheexperts.Butmyeyessayitall,pain.....pain...PAIN!
Iwas always alone,on onewas allowed to come close tome, theReikhiexpertshaddone this
seclusion,whilethetreatmentwason,becausethistreatmentwastobeadministeredunderstrict
confinementofacell.Evenphotographswerenotallowed,and Iknewwhy, Imust surely looka
dreadfulsight,hair fur fallingoff,oneeyeswollenalmostshutandsmellingofmedicine,Ohdear,
poorme.
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1. Uttarkhand 178Tigers2. Karnataka 290Tigers3. Assam 70Tigers(Picture#1VanishingTigers
Thefallennumbersnow,thattheWildlifeExpertssayisthatournumbershavedwindledtojust
1,411,2008whichisnationallyabigfallfrom3,600in2002.Somethinghastobedoneaboutthe
killing.PoachingmustbestoppedatallcostsoftheseVanishingStripes.
TIGHTERSECURITYCUBSFORADOPTION
Withmothergone,wewerecaughtandtransferredtozoosinlittlecitiesandtownstillwecameof
ageandlandedinIndiabysea.Oncehere,Iwasputintoawildlifeparkandmylittlebrotherwasput
intoanothertigerReserve. Wehowledandsnarledandfoughtwiththehumanswhowereintentin
keepingusapart.Whyweretheyseparatingus,howcouldthey?Whatwouldhappentome,what
wouldhappentomylittlebrother,wherewouldhego?Willtheykillhimlikefatherandtherestof
myfamilymembers?Eventuallywewereseparated,andwithmybrothergone,Iresignedtoakind
offatethefuturewouldbring.Tiredandwithnofightleftinme,Iwasbundledintoacageonajeep
andtransportedintoaPark. Iwasdelightedtoseemybrotheralreadythereandwebothtumbled
intheparkhavingtheglorious freedomofroamingabout.Heretherewasplentyofkilland fresh
waterandwithoutthefearofhumans.ThisParkhadboundarywallsandhugegatescontrolledby
humans.
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Mylittlebrotherclimbedandstooduponamoundtoseewhatallthenoisewasaboutandsawa
wholelotofofficialsoftheParkinajeep.Heletoutabigsnarlthinkingtheyweretheretocatchhim
andkillhim,anditwasasifhewaspleadingthathewasonlytwoyearsoldandthathewantedto
livealittlelonger,hedidnotwanttodie.Butsurprisinglythesehumanofficialswerehelpingus.
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wasthebabyboomtimeorthebabycubboomtimewhichisallthemorewelcome,aspoaching
hadalmosthalvedthetigerpopulationinthisveryParkofRanthamborealmostthreeyearsago.Itis
nicetoknowthatpeoplearecomingforwardtohelpus,tosaveus,toloveus.
Nowastouristscome into thePark tosight tigers, theyarealloweda tripearlymorningandone
towardseveningjustbeforeitgetsdark.Somehavetotaketwotripstospotus,butnowwiththe14
newcubsborn,manywillbesightedtoadmireandnottokill.Isntthatjustwonderful!?Killingfor
sport or for greed iswrong.Now,wehear people crying outwithjoy looking upon the golden
stripedtigeras itmajesticallywalks inthepathofthejeepmaking itsdeliberatepugmarks inthe
sandypathway.
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Ranthambore whichwould be sharedwith theWildlife Reserve of Sariskawhich has no tigers
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ofournecksandcarryusofftoacoolerplacewhichwouldbenearthewaterhole.Hereitwascool
andwouldalsoenabletherangerstokeepaneye.IlikedthisPark,verymuchlikethejunglesfrom
where Icame from.Twoof thecubswerealmostsixmonthsold,araresight,butverywelcome.
Cubsbelowoneyearofagehaveincreasedtooveradozenandfromoneyeartotwotosixyearsof
age.Wewereincludedinthisgroupasmybrotherlearnedtoadjustinhisnewsurroundings.Me,I
somehowalwayshadapeculiarpaininmyleftlegandeyeaswellasmyabdomen.Sometimesthe
painwasthere,othertimesitwouldnotbe,anyhow,Ilearnedtolivewithit.
SARISKANotigers
TheOfficerswereatthetimecontemplatingshiftingawhole lotofustoSariskaastherewereno
tigersleft.TheSariskaSanctuarywastotallyemptyoftigersandwhatwasmostsaddeningwasthe
factthatinspiteofthegovernmentsefforts,poacherscontinuedtofilterintoSariskaandkilltigers.
ThegreedforWildGoldwasscalingnewheights.
Now,congratulationsareinorder,why,becauseofthediscoveryofthesenewkidsontheblock.At
least the tiger populationwhichwas very low at Ranthamborewill now come up. Therewere
enoughofustigerstosharetheParkwiththenewcubsintheWildReserveofSariska.All14cubs
werecountedatthewaterhole.ThiswasdefinitelyaboosttothedwindlingnumbersofTigers.
2008Statistics:MOREDWINDLINGNUMBERSINTIGERS.
Rajasthanhadjust32tigersaccordingtothelatestcensus.AllwereinRanthamboreasSariskahad
noneleft.
Birthof14cubsabigboostindeedfortheStatesTigerPopulation.
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IndiahadrejectedtheWorldBanksoffertofundingthetigerstosavethem.TheIndiangovernment
saidthattheyhadenoughfundstotackleTigerConservationdomesticallywithoutoutsidehelp.Our
forestrangershadwrittenagainsttheBanksoffer lettertothegovernmenttotakethe loan.Yes,
thiswasdoneby the twobiggestRangers,Mr.ValmikThaparandMr.UllasKaranth, in theTiger
Conservationcircuit.
Actually,whatwasproposedby theNationalBoardofWildlifeandotherconservationistswas for
theBanktolaunchaprogramacrossalltigerbearingcountriesincludingChinaandIndiatheformer
beingakeymarket for tigerpartsand the latteroneof thebiggest reservoirof tigers left in the
world.
Thiswas launchedonJune9,2008,roping insomeofthe famousHollywoodstars,butour Indian
governmentdecidednottoendorsetheevent.Butthen,whathappenstoustigersthatremainat
themercybetween theGovernmentand theWorldBank?There is alwayshopeasmorewas to
come.
TheWorldBanksuggestedthatitwasinapositiontohaveameetingofhighlevelcountriesonthe
issueandhostahugesummitonTigerWildlifefor2010.Butthen,themembersoftheBankpointed
outthatitwouldbeasuccessifonlyIndiaparticipated.Butasusualofmine,iheardthroughsources
ofmine,thatatthisjuncture,theIndiangovernmentwouldnotseeanyreasonforseekingthishelp
fromtheBank,whichinfacthasnorecordofhelpinganyorworkingonanyconservation.TheIndian
Governmentsspokespersonpointedout,thatitisboundtotreadverycarefullyaboutacceptingany
suchproposals in future.Nowall that remains in theendof takinghelp from theWorldBank, is
rejectingitsofferfullscale.Butthenhowarewetigerslookedafter.TheNationalParksdoneeda
lotofcareandattendingtoespeciallythefencingandthewaterholearea.
StillothersourcesofminesaythattheIndianGovernmentinthepastyearshasactedverystrongly
againstemergency (ies)oremerging tiger crisis andhasbackedup several legalproposals in the
connectiontotheprotectionregime.IndiaasaNationofitsNationalanimaldoesnotseehowthe
Bankcouldlendanyadvantageonthesubjectunderdiscussion.