Kerala plans to sterilise wildlife from the air; a lot of hot air, say experts

Kerala By K A Shaji January 18, 2023 Read the article

Kerala could soon start shooting darts from helicopters to sterilise female tigers and elephants for two years.

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The process, called immuno-contraception, is the latest strategy of the state government to address an escalating human-animal conflict.

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Forest veterinarians, wildlife experts, and environmentalists are not on board as immuno-contraception is not used on tigers anywhere in the world.

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Wildlife scientist PO Nameer told South First that some monkeys that were subjected to immuno-contraception three years ago in Wayanad “died very soon”.

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Environmental lawyer Harish Vasudevan said that Asiatic elephants and tigers are protected animals, and no state government can take such a decision.

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“The move is without any scientific study or validation. I view the minister’s statement as something to dilute the protests by people in Wayanad.”

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Vasudevan feels what is needed to address the human-animal conflict is restoring the vanishing wildlife corridors.

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A wildlife veterinarian who works for the government agreed. “Habitat destruction became the sole reason for man-animal conflict.”

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N Badusha, president of Wayanad Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithy, an environmental protection group, echoed these sentiments.

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He said increased human interventions resulted in the loss of habitat of the elephant and the tiger, “keystone species” that protect the health of each conserved area.

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Apart from the repercussions, experts question whether delivering immune contraception from the air using helicopters is even possible.

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The original project’s specifics remain hidden despite several RTI queries from conservationists.

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