I'd like to agree to Mr Chandan Mahanta.
On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Chan Mahanta <[email protected]> wrote: > While I respect Mr. Barah's sentiments here, allow me to express a few > contrarian views: > > *** We all know that Assam and India has failed misearbluy to protect the > rhinos. However > Assam rhinos are NOt the only victims. Even African rhinos have been > suffering from > exactly the same fate. > > *** African rhino protection has received far more advanced international > assistance than > Assam rhinos. But still the dangers to them have not abated. > > *** It is under such circumstances that de-horning of rhinos is being > experimented with, in Africa. > While it obviously is a desperate attempt to save the rhinos, it > does indeed seem to be > an effctive way to prevent their killing, at least temporarily. > > *** It is known that a small percentage of rhinos being sedated to de-horn > may die from the operation, > it is a very small risk. > > *** The bigger problem here is the fact that a properly removed rhino horn > will re-grow. In African rhinos, > the rate is 3" to 5" a year. At that rate a rhino woluld hyave to > be de-horned again in about 5 years. > Since Assam rhinos are smaller and their horns are shorter, such > de-horning may provide safety for the > animals for a longer period than for African rhinos. > > *** In a few years the effectiveness of the process can be examined to > see if it is worth continuing. The Assam rhino > population is much smaller than its African counterparts. So, if it > is effective, the procedure is probaly more sustainable > over time than, say, in Africa. > > *** Finally a living rhino, even a de-horned one, is a far better > alternative than a dead rhino, killed brutally by > poachers. > > > Under the circumstance I support the idea of de-horning Assam rhinos. > > Chandan K. Mahanta > Architect > > St. Louis, USA > > > > > > > > > On Mar 23, 2014, at 10:55 AM, Pankaj Barah <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wild-Life), Assam, Assam Forest > > Department is proposing an experiential project to dehorn the rhinos in > > Assam as conservation measure. They are asking public opinion on or > before > > 30th of March 2014 in this regard. The opinions can be send to < > > [email protected]> by email or to "Principal Chief Conservator of > > Forests (Wild-Life), Assam, Assam Forest Department, Basistha, > Guwahati-29, > > Assam" by post. > > > > We believe that trimming the horns of rhinoceros can not stop illegal > > poaching of rhinoceros. It may have negative impact on rhino's normal > > physiology, or psychological status. We, strongly oppose the proposal of > > doing experiments by dehorning rhinoceros as a conservatory measure. > > > > 'Asomiyat Kotha-botora' a facebook group consisted of more than 15000 > > members across the globe is preparing an online petition opposing this > > unethical proposal by the PCCF, Assam. I request you all to sign this > > petition with your short comments and contact address by clicking the > > following URL. Copy of this petition will also be sent to People for the > > Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, World Wildlife Fund, Ministry > > of Environment & Forests, India and United Nations Environment Programme > > etc. > > > > > https://www.change.org/petitions/principal-chief-conservator-of-forests-wild-life-assam-don-t-trim-horns-of-rhinoceros > > > > We would also appreciate if someone living in USA (FASS officials) comes > > forward to help us to send this letter with all collected signatures to > > the World Wildlife Fund, 1250 24th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037. > > > > Best regard, > > > > On behalf of 'Asomiyat Kotha-botora' group > > > > Pankaj Barah > > > > Cell Molecular Biology and Genomics Group > > http://boneslab.bio.ntnu.no/wordpress/ > > Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU), > > Realfagbygget, Room no.: DU1-172 > > N-7491, Trondheim,Norway > > E.mail: [email protected] > > Homepage: http://www.ntnu.edu/employees/pankaj.barah > > _______________________________________________ > > assam mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
