The latest round issued by the Cauvery wildlife sanctuary officers instructing farmers to not rear extra cattle has drawn the ire of the latter within the Chamarajanagara district.
The round was pasted on just a few buildings in Gopinatham in Hanur taluk of the district and has made farmers livid. Chamarajanagara is a border district in Karnataka the place many of the farming neighborhood includes small and marginal farmers. 1000’s of farmers have taken up dairy farming to earn a livelihood.
“The round shocked us as 1000’s of farmers availed self-employment and livelihood by way of dairy farming. The state authorities is encouraging farmers to rear cattle by providing subsidy loans and different incentives,” Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) Hanur taluk president Honnur Prakash mentioned.
He mentioned it’s inevitable for farmers to rear cattle for livelihood, and the officers ought to encourage this, however they’re demoralising. He warned of extreme protest towards the forest officers if they don’t withdraw the round throughout the subsequent seven days.
“In response to the Wildlife Act, home animals shouldn’t be despatched inside sanctuaries. The sanctuary has a number of tigers. If the tigers kill cattle, it could be a loss for farmers,” Cauvery wildlife sanctuary deputy conservator of forests L Nandish mentioned.
1000’s of untamed animals within the forest might get contaminated with illnesses if they arrive involved with home animals. “How do we discover and deal with them?” he mentioned. “Cattle are simple prey for tigers. If the tigers are hooked on cattle pray, they may come to villages searching for them. By pondering of all this, now we have requested farmers to not rear extra cattle,” he mentioned.
He clarified that they don’t seem to be towards rearing cattle, however on the similar time, they’ve to guard wild animals.