Panna Tigers Under Threat From Illegal Mining

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 32 No. 1, January 2012

The declaration of the buffer zone, which is mandatory for a tiger reserve under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (amended in 2006), is being delayed by the Madhya Pradesh government under pressure from a strong mining mafia, according to official sources. Read the full report here.

Source: Mahim Pratap Singh, The Hindu, Bhopal.

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