Re: [Assam] Petition against dehorning rhinos in Assam
Dear Pankaj, It is a good initiative you have taken. As per your request I have signed the petition at 'Asomiyat Kotha-botora'. I am afraid I might have not followed the correct procedure. Pls find attached the text. On the subject of the rejection of the Bidyut's film, together with Satyajit we submitted a petition to the responsible Minister in India. Stayajit also took the responsibility of collection of the petitions and submission of the petition. If you want you may contact him for guidance. Greetings, Wahid da From: Pankaj Barah [mailto:pankajbo...@gmail.com] Sent: zondag 23 maart 2014 16:56 To: friendsofassa...@yahoogroups.com; assam@assamnet.org; supportachild-assam Cc: Barua Rajen; Wahid Saleh Subject: Petition against dehorning rhinos in Assam 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 pccf.wl.as...@gmail.com 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: pankaj.ba...@bio.ntnu.no Homepage: http://www.ntnu.edu/employees/pankaj.barah Dehorning one-horned rhinoceros the State-symbol of Assam.docx Description: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Petition against dehorning rhinos in Assam
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 pankajbo...@gmail.com 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 pccf.wl.as...@gmail.com 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: pankaj.ba...@bio.ntnu.no Homepage: http://www.ntnu.edu/employees/pankaj.barah ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Petition against dehorning rhinos in Assam
I'd like to agree to Mr Chandan Mahanta. On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com 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 pankajbo...@gmail.com 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 pccf.wl.as...@gmail.com 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: pankaj.ba...@bio.ntnu.no Homepage: http://www.ntnu.edu/employees/pankaj.barah ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
