Authorities in India are concerned that a spike in poaching could kill not only endangered tigers and leopards but also species these carnivores depend upon to survive.
Groundbreaking work to keep alive the nearly extinct northern white rhino subspecies has been hampered by travel restrictions from the coronavirus.
As in other parts of the world, poachers in Kaziranga pay poor families paltry sums of money to help them. With families losing work from the lockdown, “they will definitely take advantage of this,” Saikia said.In neighboring Nepal, where the virus has ravaged important income from migrants and tourists, the first month of lockdown saw more forest-related crimes, including poaching and illegal logging, than the previous 11 months, according to a review by the government and World Wildlife Fund.
“Suddenly, rural people have little to turn to but natural resources, and we’re already seeing a spike in poaching,” said Colin Poole, the group’s regional director for the Greater Mekong.
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