RISQUE MORTEL
Une tigresse a été tuée par un train avant - hier mercredi 28 décembre dans l'Etat du Madhya Pradesh (district de Hoshangabad).
Avec ce décès, on recense désormais 33 morts parmi les grands félins lancéolés cette année dans cet Etat, qui confirme son "statut" de territoire de la Fédération Indienne le plus dangereux pour la grande faune sauvage.
The Times of India, ce jour. 33 tigers killed in MP this year.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/33-tigers-killed-in-mp-this-year/articleshow/56247386.cms
Fort de ce constat (parmi d'autres considérations), les autorités gujaratis viennent de réaffirmer leur opposition au transfert de lions de Gir vers Palpur Kuno (Madhya Pradesh) où leur sécurité ne serait manifestement opas assurée. Le ministre de l'environnement et de la forêt du Gujarat, Ganpat Vasava, a été très explicite sur ce point.
The Times of India, ce jour. Himanshu Kaushik, TNN. "Minister Ganpat Vasava objects to lion translocation.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Minister-objects-to-lion-translocation/articleshow/56244804.cms
Actualisation de la question au 13 janvier 2017.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/finish-studies-before-moving-lions/articleshow/56575599.cms
L'AIGUILLE DE LA BOUSSOLE
Deux tigres relâchés récemment, l'un sur le territoire de Khabarovsk l'an dernier, l'autre sur celui du Primoryé ces tous derniers mois, se sont installés très au Nord de leur lieu de retour à l'état sauvage. WWF Russie, ce jour.
Тигры Упорный и Артем идут на север
Le tigre "Uporny" a fait territoire dans le bassin de la rivière Gur (Kabarovsky Kraï) 200km au Nord de son lieu de libération, effectuée en mai 2015 à l'issue d'une période de réhabilitation au centre "Le Rocher" .
"Tiger Tom", capturé près du village d'Artem, puis libéré il y a un mois dans l'Oussouri, est en route vers le Nord Est du Primoryé pour y faire territoire.
Voir aussi "Amur Tiger Centre" du 30 décembre.
http://amur-tiger.ru/ru/press_center/news/706/
ТИГРЫ УПОРНЫЙ И АРТЕМ ИДУТ НА СЕВЕР
2017 : VERS UNE BIOPOLITIQUE COHERENTE
Voici l'essentiel (version anglaise) de la déclaration du Président Vladimir Poutine lors de la réunion de ce jour visant à dessiner les contours d'une biopolitique réelle, et l'ardente obligation de sa mise en oeuvre effective.
State Council meeting on Russia’s environmental development for future generations
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/53602
Colleagues, good afternoon,
Our agenda today includes the challenge of Russia’s gradual transition to a sustainable development model, not simply sustainable development, but environmentally sustainable development. I want to stress that we are discussing economic development, but with a focus on environmental issues.
This issue is crucial, above all, to improving the efficiency of the national economy, on the one hand, and at the same time to improving the quality of life for our people, and achieving the potential of our regions, on the other.
I will remind you that 2017 has been declared the Year of the Environment, and environmental protection has been included in the recently approved National Science and Technology Development Strategy as a priority.
It is clear that this policy is for the long term – for the next 20, 30 years or more. But, unless we start moving, we will go in circles forever complaining that we do not have enough money to address the current issues, and we will never get around to strategic issues. We cannot delay this any longer.
I also want to emphasize that Russia’s huge, no exaggeration, huge resource potential, is of truly planetary significance. Our country has huge reserves of fresh water and forests, and great biodiversity; it serves as an ecological donor for the world, providing it with nearly 10 percent of its biosphere sustainability.
Back in the early 20th century, Vladimir Vernadsky warned that the time would come when people would have to assume responsibility for human, as well as environmental development. There is no doubt that this time has come. Humanity already owes an enormous debt to the environment and continues to test its limits, which is affecting people. Although I would rather not speak about it, I feel compelled to say that outdoor and indoor air pollution claims the lives of 7 to 8 million people every year. These are ominous and alarming figures. This has a direct bearing on our country. In a number of areas, the environmental stress has reached a critical point. This costs our economy up to 6 percent of GDP every year, or up to 15 percent if we factor in the health costs.
I would like to highlight some of the most urgent environmental issues that need to be addressed as a matter of priority. Achieving drastic reductions in emissions of hazardous substances into the air, water and soil is a major issue. This can be done by reequipping industry and implementing the best available technology. A number of big corporations have already launched environment protection programmes. However, we are also aware of the fact that not all companies pay due regard to these issues.
Of course, as I said in the beginning, this requires investment, but we have to understand that eco-friendly technology is not only a priority but also brings about tangible economic benefits. I expect the business community to heed my words: the implementation of this technology should not be delayed. We can no long afford to put these issues on the back burner. It was decided to roll back some initiatives, as I will explain later, but there will be no further adjustments. Let me add that implementing the best available technology can serve Russian companies and the economy in general as a powerful incentive for boosting performance and competitiveness.
I would like to call on the ministries and agencies in charge of issuing norms and regulations regarding such technology: you need to ensure that they are being issued in a timely manner and taking into account that companies need a reasonable timeframe for implementing them, which means that norms and regulations should be issued well in advance. Let me reiterate that it is impossible to keep putting this issue on the back burner.
The situation with hazardous emissions remains critical. Half of the city population breathes highly polluted air. Vehicles, both personal and public, contribute 50 to 90 percent. A significant part of open water is classified as polluted or extremely polluted. Seven percent of residents have no access to quality drinking water. Soil condition is worsening in nearly all regions. If we continue to limit the solution to half-measures and prioritise other objectives, the emissions and greenhouse gases will reach a critical level by 2050. We understand very well what this means. This means that we will leave the future generations an environment unfit for living. Therefore, we must reduce pollution and emissions by at least 50 percent.
Environmental education and awareness is an important area for improvement. So far, the term “environmental education” has not been fixed by law. Environmental pollution data is scarce and disappears in various agencies while summary estimates of air pollution are calculated for major cities of only 12 Russian regions. These obstacles make the nationwide environmental monitoring difficult, to say nothing about long-term forecasts. I would like to hear today what you think should be done to change the situation.
Another important task is treatment of industrial and consumer waste, which now totals over 30 billion tonnes. Rubbish is disposed without any order and landfills take up almost 48,000 hectares. As you know, strict rules for the disposal and treatment of household waste have been introduced by law; however, the effective date has been postponed. I would like to hear about drafting of necessary documents and what has been done for the public to learn more about this innovation.
I would like the speakers to pay special attention to processing high-risk waste.
Furthermore, and this is always mentioned in various statements on this subject and in this year’s Address [to the Federal Assembly] too, individuals and public organisations should be actively involved in social projects, including the resolution of environmental issues. As I have said, officials should not hide from people in their offices. Obviously, the public wants and has the right to take part in environmental, educational and other specific actions aimed at improving the quality of their lives and upgrading their courtyards, parks and squares. I am simply convinced that confidence in public initiatives, as well as dialogue and partnership with public organisations are very important for developing a high-level environmental culture in the country.
I would like to ask Mr Ivanov, chairman of the Organising Committee for the Year of the Environment in Russia, to take responsibility for environmental projects with the participation of volunteers, including those from the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) and other associations.
Colleagues, I have mentioned only some of the many questions that require our attention. I believe they will be discussed in other reports and speeches. I am referring to such issues as energy saving, and the preservation of forests, water, unique natural sites and rare flora and fauna species. It is also necessary to carry out energy saving and ecological recovery programmes at national sites like the Volga River, Lake Baikal, and Lake Teletskoye in Altai.
I would like to ask the speakers to focus on measures and proposals to improve the situation, which we can and must implement in the near future.
Voir le commentaire sur WWF. ru ce jour.
WWF проанализировал выполнение государством экологических задач
ROUTES SOMBRES
Les responsables du Tiger Temple, fermé en juin dernier, vont devoir répondre de trafic à vaste échelle de produits issus du tigre, 6 des tigreaux morts (sur les 70 petits cadavres retrouvés sur place, (voir "Fermeture définitive" mis en ligne sur ce blog le 2 juin dernier, avec actualisation au 3 juin), n'ayant aucun lien de parenté avec les 147 adultes qui avaient été retirés de l'établissement à l'époque. Bangkok Post, ce jour. Apinya Wipatayotin. "Tiger Temple abbot facing trafficking charges."
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1166353/tiger-temple-abbot-faces-trafficking-charges
UNE MERE, SIMPLEMENT.
Le cadavre d'un jeune tigre découvert le 12 décembre dernier aux environs de la réserve Lazovsky (Primorsky Krai) a révélé, après analyse, que l'animal avait été tué par une tigresse alors qu'il avait cherché à s'emparer de la pitance du rejeton de celle - ci. Amur Tiger Centre, ce jour.
http://amur-tiger.ru/ru/press_center/news/702/
ПРИЧИНУ СМЕРТИ ТИГРЕНКА В ХАБАРОВСКОМ КРАЕ ПРЕДСТОИТ ВЫЯСНИТЬ СПЕЦИАЛИСТАМ
SAINE LECTURE
Du 6 au 8 janvier 2017, se déroulera le 21ème marathon de lecture autour de "Moby Dick" de Herman Melville, au Museum de New Bedford.
Sippican Week, hier. New Bedford Whaling Museum. "Hundreds to gather at the New Bedford Whaling Museum for Moby Dick Marathon."
http://sippican.villagesoup.com/p/hundreds-to-gather-at-the-new-bedford-whaling-museum-for-moby-dick-marathon/1607492
Voir le détail sur :
https://www.whalingmuseum.org/programs/21st-annual-moby-dick-marathon-2017/
LA MEILLEURE EQUIPE DU MONDE
Hier et aujourd'hui, les groupes de résolution des conflits entre humains et grands félins du Primoryé et du district de Khabarovsk poursuivent à Vladivostok une formation théorique et pratique dont ils bénéficient plusieurs fois par an pour affiner leur efficacité. Désormais, onze équipes interviennent pour la compréhension et la protection des tigres de l'Amour, dont deux sont spécialisées dans la résolution des conflits éventuels avec les riverains. Aujourd'hui, une partie du programme concernera la qualité de capture d'un félin, testée en vraie grandeur sur certains locataires du zoo de Vladivostok.
Amur Tiger Centre, ce jour.
http://amur-tiger.ru/ru/press_center/news/701/
СОТРУДНИКИ ОХОТНАДЗОРА УЧАТСЯ РАЗРЕШАТЬ КОНФЛИКТЫ С ХИЩНИКАМИ
Voir aussi WWF Russie, ce jour.
Как лев Бонифаций помог сохранению животных из дикой природы
Pavel Fomenko et le lion du zoo Sadgorod (banlieue de Vladivostok).
Par ailleurs, les réserves Lazovsky et Zov Tigra vont réaliser leur recensement annuel de populations de tigres en janvier 2017. Amur Tiger Program, avant - hier.
http://programmes.putin.kremlin.ru/en/tiger/news/25439
The Lazovsky Nature Reserve and Call of the Tiger National Park are preparing for the annual count of Amur tigers living in these protected areas.
The expedition is planned for this January. The count will be based on animals’ paw prints in the snow. The teams are currently plotting expedition routes, preparing equipment (skis and snowmobiles) and delivering firewood to ranger stations.
In order to count the current population of the rare wild cats, inspectors and researchers will follow the routes with GPS navigators and measure any discovered tiger paw prints. The size of a paw print is used to determine gender and age of the animal. All the data are logged in the monitoring journal. The specialists will also use data from camera traps.
Recently, the staff discovered paw prints of a female tiger with four cubs near the Petrov Bay. A large litter of four cubs is quite rare, according to Linda Kerley, a zoologist at the Lazovsky Nature Reserve. A large male’s paw prints were also found a little further away from the bay.
Winter monitoring at the nature reserve is held twice a year, in December and January and in February. The previous count showed that the protected areas are home to 14−18 Amur tigers, the largest number in the Far East.
L'HUMANITAIRE
Le jeune tigre qui est probablement orphelin ("Hiver, cruelle saison", mis en ligne avant - hier) a été placé en centre de réadaptation ce matin, à 5h. Amur tiger centre, ce jour.
http://amur-tiger.ru/ru/press_center/news/697/
WWF Russie, ce jour.
В Приморье тигренка-сироту спасли от неминуемой гибели
Pavel Fomenko finalise l'opération.
ILS SONT PARTOUT
La Province maritime du Primoryé (sud - est) de la Russie héberge une population croissante de tigres déjà très nombreux l'an dernier (environ 450 individus). Ceux ci sont présents dans l'ensemble des districts, à l'exception de celui de Khorol. Leur nombre va continuer à croître, les proies disponibles ayant elles mêmes une forte densité. Un point précis établi par Alexei Surovy.
Question: Why are more tigers and bears straying into human territory?
Alexei Surovy: First, their numbers are increasing. Second, poachers stopped hunting Himalayan and brown bears due to a lack of demand for their derivatives. (…) Another major reason is tree felling, which is damaging these animals’ habitat. Actually, bears often wandered into populated areas before, but people had fewer gadgets to report this. Now they take photos of stray bears and post them online, making much ballyhoo.
Question: Has the tiger population increased, too?
Alexei Surovy: The current tiger population in the Primorye Territory is slightly smaller than its food potential. According to the latest count, there are between 425 and 450 tigers in the territory. The count is taken once every 10 years, and we conduct annual monitoring in 10 areas that are spread evenly around the region. They are located at the key sites of the tiger habitat in the Ussury District, in Land of the Leopard National Park in the Khasan District, in the Ternei District, and so on. Such monitoring allows us to collect information about the tiger distribution and population trends. Our actions depend on animal density at the monitored areas. We can enhance protection measures, up to banning the hunting of hoofed animals, or take other measures appropriate to the situation.
Question: Which districts have the largest tiger populations? Where do tigers live?
Alexei Surovy: Tigers live everywhere. There are tigers in all districts, with the exception of the Khorol District. Tigers have been reported to stray even into the Vladivostok Municipal District. There are very many tigers in the Artyom Municipal District and in the Nadezhdinsky and Shkotovsky districts.
There are hunting reserves across the Primorye Territory, with the exception of protected areas, which contribute to tiger conservation and to increasing its forage base, which is the number of wild hoofed animals.
There are large tiger populations in the Khasan and Mikhailovsky districts. They depend on forest density and the terrain. For example, the Mikhailovsky District is an elongated area where tigers live mostly in the forest. They only venture into agricultural plots when the harvest is ripening and the number of hoofed animals there increases manyfold. For example, a tiger has been recently sighted in the Chernigovsky District, which mostly has agricultural plots and oak forests. This tiger has enough food there – boar and roe deer.
The tiger lives where there is a large population of hoofed animals. In the last two cases, tigers strayed into Artyom and Vladivostok because they were following the trail of hoofed animals. We have one of the largest boar populations in Russia.
This year we have launched a programme of supplementary feeding for hoofed animals. It is underway at those sanctuaries and hunting farms where the feeding grounds can be protected. Unfortunately, not all hunters are honest and law-abiding. Supplementary feeding cannot be used in protected areas, which must maintain the natural habitat and the biological rhythm. When animals die there – so be it. The situation at nature reserves is used to monitor the restorative capability of the population, whereas hunting farms are working to increase the number of hoofed animals so that both the predators and the hunters have enough prey.
Question: Why do tigers attack domesticated animals if they have enough food in the forest?
Alexei Surovy: The bulk of such attacks were provoked by local residents themselves. There are specific rules for pasture breeding of livestock in the tiger habitat. First, there must be a shepherd, because cows, when left alone, can wander 10 to 15 kilometres away. A tiger will certainly attack and kill this huge cutlet on legs. But it’s another matter when a tiger gets into a fenced area. It must be captured and resettled away from this area.
The Primorye Territory Department of Hunting Supervision, the Amur Tiger Centre and WWF Russia have been working to inform local people about these rules, including through special leaflets and hunting licence stickers.
Question: Where can I phone if I see a tiger or a bear in the city?
Alexei Surovy: Call the police. In towns and cities, this is a problem for the police. Or you can call the Emergencies Ministry service. The hunting supervision service is responsible for the situation in the forest, fields, hunting grounds and wildlife sanctuaries. In case of conflict situations, we join forces. If the Emergencies Ministry service and police reaffirm the presence of the animal, our experts go there to capture it, after which they send the animal to a rehabilitation centre.
Question: How often do wild animals stray into human territory?
Alexei Surovy: The number differs from one year to another. The Hunting Supervision Department can receive 30 or even 100 such reports, but the bulk of them are untrue. When our rapid response group goes to the area of the reported sighting, they often see that it is not a tiger. For example, we received a report about a tiger cub lying on the rocks, but our experts who went to the area saw that it was a raccoon. Or there was an old woman who saw what she thought were tiger tracks, but our experts established that they were the tracks of a Great Dane. Very few such reports, not more than four or five, are confirmed.
Question: Has the September flood changed the number of hoofed animals?
Alexei Surovy: Absolutely not. They fled into the hills, and tigers went after them. This is also true for the additional feeding sites. The predators stalk roe deer and boar that come there to feed. And they don’t have to spend time to find the prey. Healthy tigers never worry local people. Once, we went on a business trip to a hunting farm. There was snow at night, and in the morning we saw tiger tracks a hundred metres from our lodge. It turned out that a tigress had been living there for over five years, but she didn’t kill the dogs and otherwise behaved quite well.
Question: Do you mean that the tiger that strayed into Vladivostok was not dangerous?
Alexei Surovy: Not if you don’t provoke the animal. The tiger is a very secretive animal. You can walk 10 to 15 metres near it and never see it, while the tiger sees you and controls the situation. A tiger can be dangerous if it is injured or ill or there is prey it killed nearby.
Question: When do you decide to kill a tiger?
Alexei Surovy: When a tiger strays into a populated area, measures are taken to capture it and send it to a rehabilitation centre. It can be later released into the wild or kept in captivity. We don’t kill unless it is absolutely necessary, when there is danger to local people. The last time we shot a tiger was about five years ago in the Ternei District, when a tiger killed a man. The tiger could not hunt because it injured a paw in a clash with other predators. It was walking on the frozen river when it saw a fisherman, and it killed him. (…)
If you see a predator’s tracks or its dead prey, don’t panic and don’t approach the tiger or the bear. And don’t shoot if you don’t know how. Attacks on humans are most frequently provoked by armed people who shoot at the animal. Worse still, it is a criminal offence to shoot at an endangered animal, even if the animal has attacked you. Human life is more valuable, of course, but it’s better to avoid a situation when you will have to test this maxim.
http://programmes.putin.kremlin.ru/en/tiger/news/25432
HIVER, CRUELLE SAISON
Dans le Primoryé, un jeune tigre d'environ 6 mois est nourri par des villageois depuis environ deux semaines. Sa mère est introuvable. Si les gardes le capturent, il ne pourra jamais être réintroduit dans la nature, car son apprentissage de la vie est beaucoup trop lacunaire à ce stade.
Le tigre filmé à 115KM à l'Est de Vladivostok, sur la route d'Anisimovka, n'est surement pas la mère du tigreau abandonné. C'est plus probablement un mâle, qui ne témoigne d'aucune crainte à l'approche des voitures face à lui...
The Siberian Times, ce jour. "Where is my mother? rare tiger cub all alone with fears poachers snared mama big cat."
http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/n0819-where-is-my-mother-rare-tiger-cub-all-alone-with-fears-poachers-snared-mama-big-cat/
