Man's brutality

Man's brutality against animals has crossed all limits. Bears are awakened from hibernation and shot at point blank range, flayed, cooked and served on dinner plates in Siberian cafes; bears' bile is used for Chinese medicine. Chimps, monkeys and mountain guerrillas are barbecued by some people. Tigers are poached, poisoned and their cubs stolen in the Sundarbans for their skin and body parts.

Poaching of endangered species like elephants, rhinos, bears, tigers, lions are going on unabatedly. It's a flourishing international trade comparable to drugs. Last year alone 30,000 elephants and 1000 rhinos were killed for tusks and horns. The number of tigers dropped from 350 to 106 in Bangladesh. The trade volume exceeded a staggering twenty billion dollars! How much longer will it be before we hear the last roar in the wild? 

We should raise our voice against those involved in crimes against animals. The rangers and police should be equipped with the most sophisticated arms and tracking devices to confront the poachers and stop this hunting spree.   

Yusuf Azad
Chief Evaluation Officer (Retd.)
Education Board Office, Rajshahi