Home ›› 22 Jan 2022 ›› Back
The Bangladesh government is working to conserve wild tigers by achieving a zero poaching goal with active participation from the local community, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin.
Addressing the 4th Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation virtually from his official residence on Friday, he added, “The government has taken several initiatives for conserving the national animal tiger, and other wild species too, including the formulations of Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act, 2012 and Wildlife Victim Compensation Rules, 2021.
“To mitigate tiger-human conflicts, the Bangladesh government has engaged the local community in conservation activities by forming the Village Tiger Response Team (VTRT), Co-management Committee (CMC) and Community Petrol Group (CPG).”
The minister mentioned in the conference that the Bangladesh government is implementing National Tiger Recovery Programme (2017-2022) and second-generation Bangladesh Tiger Action Plan (2018-2027) which include tiger survey, genetic study, SMART patrolling and monitoring by drone inside the Sundarbans.
Urging cooperation, he said, “The 13 tiger range countries in the world should work together in their continued efforts to save the tigers and save nature.”
He also hoped that the implementation of the joint Kuala Lumpur statement would play a significant role in increasing and stabilising the tiger population.
Malaysia’s Minister for Water, Land and Natural Resources Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Bin Hassan, presided over the conference whereas Ministers of Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal and Russia; Member of Parliaments; delegates from Tiger Range Countries were present in the occasion.
The 4th Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation has set the common goal of stabilising wild tiger population and its prey, as well as strengthening the conservation efforts addressing new issues within Tiger Range Countries.
