Maharashtra forest guards are allowed to shoot poachers on the sight

[hellheaven1987]

I am going to apply Maharashtra forest guard now!!

Forest guards in India's Maharashtra state have been told to shoot poachers on sight to curb attacks on tigers.

"I have given you weapons - use them against those you find hunting tigers," state forests minister, Patangrao Kadam, said he told the guards.

Other officials confirmed the order, but stressed it was "a last resort".

The Wildlife Protection Society of India says 14 tigers have been killed in India since January, with eight of them poached in Maharashtra alone.

Tiger numbers have shrunk alarmingly in India in recent decades. A 2011 census counted just 1,706 tigers in the wild.

A century ago there were estimated to be 100,000 tigers in India.

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I have two views about this new policy; on one hand I don't think it is right to shoot criminals without warning, yet on the other hand many poachers are quite well-armed and shooting them can consider as self-defence. Besides, in many situations poachers are actually organized by violent criminal organizations that would not submit easily without some fights (and in the case of some African countries, many poachers are actually armed rebels). Yet overall, we have to remember that it is also not the first time some Indian government adopts radical measures, as BSF (Border Security Force) has adopted same plan on India-Bangladesh border, results one of areas in the world that see heavily human right violation.

[Kanaric]

This needs to be implemented in Africa.

[The Gurkhan]

Pretty sure it already is. Or at least it was in the region I am familiar with.

Though it would be amusing to see now 12 years on since I was there because the government in Zim are heavily involved in the actual poaching too.

[Grouchio]

This needs to be implemented in Africa.

It already kinda is in the Amazon too, apparently...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16295830

[Kanaric]

You are probably right it probably does exist there but I never checked myself.

[BlueLion]

Good.

[mrmouth]

Sign me up. They will never hear the shot.

[Phier]

Generally the guards get paid less than poaching.

Corruption will be fun with this unless the guards are of the "untouchable" mystique.

[The Gurkhan]

14 tigers since january?! A terrible number.

Poaching should be classed as theft of the state's property and be dealt with as a capital offence.Treason even. Feudal style.

Start hanging anyone remotely involved. From the poacher to the guy selling the skins, or supplying the ammo.

Buyers and sellers abroad should be extradited and tried as foreign saboteurs. If they are unable to be extradited, then hit squads should be sent after them. Nothing would send a message clearer than a bullet riddled Chinese 'businessman' on the steps of the Forbidden City.

[Toho]

^ agreed with everything you said up there.

[Bobz]

I'm normally not one to support such extreme measures, but considering how much damage poachers are doing to many endangered species I say it's warranted. Especially since poachers have to be heavily armed to hunt animals like tigers and elephants, trying to peacefully apprehend them could prove deadly to officers.

[The Doubtful Guest]

It's like that wildfilmsindia.com video that YouTube always puts in my suggestions section for some reason.






I say good, I don't care for poachers.

[nein]

why are veganazis so callous towards other human beings?

[athanaric]

This needs to be implemented in Africa.

Everywhere, not just in Africa.

why are veganazis so callous towards other human beings?

As has been said, no Veganazis here.
Just for the record though, the issue at hand is endangered species being hunted to extinction not because people need their meat or coats to survive, but because of unfounded superstition. The products gained from this kind of poaching are wholly unnecessary for any human's survival or well-being. Hence it is reprehensible, and hence I support the physical extermination of those individuals who enable poaching of edangered species, starting with the customers of course. Also, governments, educational institutions and NGOs should strive hard to eliminate the kind of superstition that causes the demand in the first place.

[Heinz Guderian]

Latest picture of the Maharashtra Forest Guards.

[Dr. Croccer]

why are veganazis so callous towards other human beings?

If you're still ing stupid enough to hunt tigers when you've been told you'll get shot yourself then you deserve to die in my opinion.

[Ciabhán]

If you're still ing stupid enough to hunt tigers when you've been told you'll get shot yourself then you deserve to die in my opinion.

This.

It'll be a race to see who goes extinct first the tigers or the poachers. I wonder what the standing orders are for dealing with poacher poachers? Maybe I can get some of the lads together and go collect some bounties.

[Alkaline Earth]

Problem

Who is stupid enough to confront a group of poachers? Surely they do not just shoot them and assume they were hunting tigers and find this justified.

Who is to say they were hunting tigers or not? I know that India probably has some areas that are forbidden from hunting in, but being shot for it does not sound "right?"

I mean if we just shot everyone hunting at yellowstone ( when we went there, they told us some people live on the grounds and hunt ) because we assumed they where killing a type of bird there would be outrage.

If India wants to become a nation it needs basic human rights, and I dont think it's very ethical to shoot anyone hunting in a nonhunting area.

Also, the person doing the poaching more likely than not isnt gaining much from it. He probably works under someone, so he's being killed for someone elses gain?

I think I'll maul it over

[Prosaic Visitant]

So, Poaching: Total War? Play as several different anti-poaching agencies in Africa, Asia and India.

[Stario]

Tigers are endangered, Indians aren't.