tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34986479250216114762024-02-20T04:53:20.237-08:00White Tiger : A Fraud in India - Naresh KadyanAbhishek Kadyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997401646328399859noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498647925021611476.post-62873606129634488432011-09-03T01:02:00.000-07:002011-09-03T01:02:33.946-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Abhishek Kadyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997401646328399859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498647925021611476.post-32380862910623290672011-09-03T00:56:00.000-07:002011-09-03T00:56:05.107-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>As Centre agrees to its captive breeding, NGOs raise strong objection to the move</b></div>
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<span class="bodyd" style="font-family: arial;">While the Centre has
in-principle agreed to set up a breeding centre for white tigers in
Madhya Pradesh, wildlife organisations including the International
Organisation for Animal Protection - OIPA —have raised strong objection
to the move. They say it is a faulty project for deliberately inducing
genealogical anomalies in the tiger. <br />The white tiger is not a
species. This is an anomaly, termed leucism which prevents the pigment
from coloring the skin and fur, claims OIPA. The organization is all set
to move Supreme Court against the white tiger project cleared by State
and the Central government. <br />The organisation has launched a
campaign against the project and collected around 1000 signatures for
its drive. The Central Zoo Authority on Tuesday gave in principle
approval for breeding centre at Govindgarh in Madhya Pradesh which has
the unique distinction of being the home of the first white tiger. The
OIPA says white tigers can only exist in captivity by continual
inbreeding, such as father to daughter, brother to sister, mother to son
and so forth. The white lions and golden tabby tigers are merely a
product of this practice of inbreeding for white coats as well, and are
not being bred for any sort of conservation programme either. <br /> “The
myth of the rare white Bengal tiger is an illusion meant to deceive the
public into thinking that these cats were endangered and being preserved
for future generations. The truth of the matter is that they arent even
pure Bengal tigers, but rather, are the offspring of an original
Siberian / Bengal cross breeding”, claims Naresh Kadyan, OIPA
representative in India. <br />Moreover, inbreeding is banned as per
recognition of Zoo Rules, 2009. Kadyan told DNA the inbreeding results
in many defects, early deaths, still births and, as could be expected,
the cats are not very bright. Which is why they are preferred for
entertainment purposes, he pointed out. State forest minister Sartaj
Singh finds no wrong in breeding the white tiger. “Many white tigers
have been bred in different parts of the country so far. No problem was
detected in them. They are endangered and must be bred,” Singh told DNA.</span></td></tr>
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