The
English Translation of the News Paper Report
in Mangalam Daily titled
“Is
the Forest Department scared of Neelagiri Kaduva?”,
a prominent Kerala News Paper, and the one Not Afraid
to tell the Truth; on 18 February 2016 on the inaction
of the Kerala Forest Department regarding the Search
& Conservation of NeelagiriKaduva, in Malayalam
Language
Is
the Forest Department scared of Neelagiri Kaduva?
Palghat:-
In spite of Scientifically Proving the existence
of a New Species of a wild animal called Neelagiri
Kaduva , the Forest Department seems to be too reluctant
to accept it as well as grant permission to photograph
it, complains Activist & Wildlife Conversationalist
Dijo Thomas, who is waiting for the permission since
last one and a half year. Initially, some animal
attack instances near the Neyyar Dam 1 and a half
year back was assumed to be Leopard attacks. But
through Scientific study Dijo Thomas proved that,
it is an altogether New Species and belongs to a
New Family too.
Dijo
Thomas says that this is the Eight Big Cat in the
world. The finding of Mr. Dijo Thomas is even without
seeing the Third in size of all Big Cats. More than
25 persons living around the Neyyar Dam have sighted
it on different occations. The photograph of Neelagiri
Kaduva is needed to get this recognized as a new
species. Dijo assumes that this species, which is
native to Kerala forest area, would be maximum of
30 only, in numbers.
Dijo
had found that it once existed in Neyyar Dam, Malampuzha,
Wayanad, Thattekaad etc. One need permission from
the Forest Department to go into the forests to
take its photograph. Even though they orally
assured of the permission, they had not given it
till now. In October and December 2014,
Dijo had put in requests for permission to Chief
wildlife warden G.HariKumar in.
One
need to spend at least three months in the forest
to get the photograph. A team of 12 persons including
Dijo Thomas is ready for that. Dijo Thomas says
that he himself will raise funds for the expenses
incurred in this operation [as the Kerala Forest
Dep. Is Not co-operating]. In spite of
all this forest Dept. has not come forward to grant
permission. Dijo says Forest Dep. is not
interested in acknowledging [& conserving] a
new species & they are worried about having
to take care of this new species [& total lack
of interest in conservation], could be the reason
behind there laxity to grant permission.
Through
the Discovery of Nilagiri Kaduva; Dijo Thomas have
presented before the science fraternity a New Methodology
to identify a New Species without having directly
seen nor having a photographic proof of the same.
Nilagiri Kaduva has features of both Dog and Cat
Families. Looks like a Leopard on sight. The face
resembles a dog. Hence these are known in many places
a Patt Kaduva [DogTiger]. It does not attack human
being, its favorite food is dog meat. It is to catch
dogs that they venture into human habitat. Its claws
don’t retract like Leopards. Dijo proved that the
attack in Neyyar Dam was not by Kazhutha Puli [Hyena],
Doles [Jungle Dogs], Forest Migrated Domestic dog,
Jungle Cat or Leopards [These are the only 5 possible
wild animals (even if the remotest possibility is
considered), for the attacks in Neyyar Dam, if you
discount PattiKaduva/ NeelagiriKaduva.]
Some
months back public had killed one [Cub of] NilagiriKaduva
that had ventured near the Neyyar dam area. A family
had sighted [the] Nilagiri Kaduva [and its Cub]
that had caught a [cat] at their house in [Neyyar
dam]. Dijo wants to protect the remaining number
of this species before they get killed by the people
due to the fear of attacks by them. Dijo also has
the records of sighting instances of this species
in Mangalore some 30 Years back.
Forest
dept. has not denied the Scientific Finding of Nilagiri
Kaduva. Granting permission to photograph
this Species will pave the way for some Big News
for the World; [to hear about the finding of
a New and Rare species.]
Notes:
The
English Translation of the News Paper Report is done by a third party
& then vetted by Mr. Dijo Thomas. We have tried
to be as Truthful to the original report as humanly
possible, both in Letter & Spirit.
“[ ]” is the explanation of the sentence, so that
what is really meant is much more clearer to the
readers. The matter inside [ ] will not be there
in the original News Paper article.
The English Translation
of the News Paper Report in Mangalam Daily “Is
the Forest Department scared of Neelagiri Kaduva?”,
a prominent Kerala News Paper, and the one Not Afraid
to tell the Truth; on 18 February 2016 on the inaction
of the Kerala Forest Department regarding the Search
& Conservation of NeelagiriKaduva, in Malayalam
Language |
