CAIERE CHASE - The original e-zine and full service hunting dog registry for hunters in Trinidad & Tobago, that use dogs in the pursuit of game. email:- caierechase@gmail.com
Friday 31 October 2014
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Singh: Hunting ban to stay in place
ENVIRONMENT Minister Ganga Singh has described as “alarming” the initial results of Government’s National Wildlife Survey, an exercise to determine game mammal stocks following the hunting ban which went into effect in 2013.
Singh, speaking at the launch yesterday of the second National Sea Turtle Symposium at Hilton Trinidad, said incoming results have indicated, through low game numbers, a lack of respect for wildlife reserves, where hunting was traditionally prohibited year round.
The survey, a component of the National Restoration, Carbon Sequestration, Wildlife and Livelihoods Project (NRCSWLP), is funded by the Green Fund and managed by the Environmental Management Authority (EMA).
Research and data collection is focused on five game mammals – lappe, deer, quenk, tattoo and agouti.
The University of the West Indies is responsible for the methodology of the project, which looked at Nariva, Trinity Hills, Southern Watershed, Central Range, Northern Range and Tobago.
A preliminary report, a combined effort between the UWI and the wildlife consultant on the project, has shown the alarming results, Singh said.
“Hunters have suggested that there are areas that were considered hunting sites and less hunted sites and suggested that areas not so identified should allow for a reference,” Singh said.
“The data analysis thus far shows no difference between the hunted sites and the reference sites. This may be indicating that hunting is ubiquitous and that there is no less hunted or ‘reference site’. That is to say all areas are hunted. The sanctuaries and reserves are being hunted; this tells us something about our society, our lack of enforcement and about our institutions that have responsibility for enforcement in the country.”
The preliminary figures indicate a decrease in wildlife species, Singh said, and as a result, the two-year moratorium on hunting will not be lifted.
The Minister said there were still many challenges in the enforcement of the ban, for which Government faced much backlash last year from the hunting community, including game hunters.
Singh said enforcement is key in ensuring the success of the ban and since the Wildlife Section of the Forestry Division does not have the capacity to handle enforcement on its own, Government will continue to collaborate with the Water and Sewerage Authority’s estate police, private security contractors, Petrotrin in the Southern areas, and the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) officers for the Northern area.
“We are also introducing systemic change through the transition of the Forestry Division to a Forested and Protected Areas Management Authority that will be systemically different from a public sector department,” Singh said.
Story by: Kim Boodram
Friday 24 October 2014
Hunters' Meeting 18/10/14 ???
Caiere Chase attended
the hunters’ meeting held on Saturday 18th October 2014 at the
Preysal Recreation Ground as per the public notice given in the Daily Express
newspaper on Friday 17 October 2014.
It was never made
clear at the meeting (while I was there) as to which Hunters Association was
sponsoring this event, so on that point I am in the dark.
As far as I could tell
there was only one official speaker. I believe this event was the action of an
independent hunter but on this I might be wrong.
Let me make it quite
clear that Caiere Chase is not affiliated with this group nor do we condone the
planned actions discussed at the meeting.
Wednesday 1 October 2014
Hunting Banned For Two Years
Minister in the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources Ramona Ramdial said today the main purpose for the hunting ban was preservation.
By SUE-ANN-WAYOW sue-ann.wayow@trinidadexpress.com
Hunters, hang up your guns, and tie those dogs.
A two year moratorium on hunting was announced by the State
yesterday. The hunting season was due to open October 1.
Minister in the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources Ramona Ramdial said today the main purpose for the hunting ban was preservation.
During consultations regarding a wildlife policy that was implemented earlier this year, Ramdial said several persons called for the moratorium. She said the ministry was getting statistics from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and other organisations showing the degeneration of the wildlife population.
Ramdial said: " Therefore the moratorium on hunting would be to audit and assess what we have and then a way to move forward based on the statistics that we have."
She said a UWI professor would be partnering with the ministry to look at the possibility of breeding the wildlife population in captivity.
Ramdial said the main challenge for the government during the moratorium would be illegal hunting.
"The challenges however is the illegal hunting aspect.That is something that will need to be monitored and enforced with a partnership with the Ministry of the Environment and Forestry Division and National Security also."
And the ministry was attempting to address concerns that hunters would have.
Ramdial said: "An education and public awareness campaign is about to start and we have been laising with the hunters association.We are listening to them and we are going to find a way to deal with it (issues)."
Last month president of the Hunters’ Association of Trinidad and Tobago Buddie Miller said hunters will resist a moratorium if it was unfairly and unreasonably applied.
The last time a two-year moratorium was imposed was in 1987-89 and resulted in large sections of the forests in Biche, Charuma, Cumaca, Ecclesville and Moruga being overtaken by marijuana cultivators, said Miller.
A two-year moratorium which was imposed in 1987-89 and resulted in large sections of the forests in Biche, Charuma, Cumaca, Ecclesville and Moruga being overtaken by marijuana cultivators, said Miller. Mohan Bholasingh, President of the South Eastern Hunters' Association said he was against the ban " 150 per cent."
He said research showed that moratoriums were more destructive to wildlife than beneficial.
A two year moratorium on hunting was announced by the State
yesterday. The hunting season was due to open October 1.
Minister in the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources Ramona Ramdial said today the main purpose for the hunting ban was preservation.
During consultations regarding a wildlife policy that was implemented earlier this year, Ramdial said several persons called for the moratorium. She said the ministry was getting statistics from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and other organisations showing the degeneration of the wildlife population.
Ramdial said: " Therefore the moratorium on hunting would be to audit and assess what we have and then a way to move forward based on the statistics that we have."
She said a UWI professor would be partnering with the ministry to look at the possibility of breeding the wildlife population in captivity.
Ramdial said the main challenge for the government during the moratorium would be illegal hunting.
"The challenges however is the illegal hunting aspect.That is something that will need to be monitored and enforced with a partnership with the Ministry of the Environment and Forestry Division and National Security also."
And the ministry was attempting to address concerns that hunters would have.
Ramdial said: "An education and public awareness campaign is about to start and we have been laising with the hunters association.We are listening to them and we are going to find a way to deal with it (issues)."
Last month president of the Hunters’ Association of Trinidad and Tobago Buddie Miller said hunters will resist a moratorium if it was unfairly and unreasonably applied.
The last time a two-year moratorium was imposed was in 1987-89 and resulted in large sections of the forests in Biche, Charuma, Cumaca, Ecclesville and Moruga being overtaken by marijuana cultivators, said Miller.
A two-year moratorium which was imposed in 1987-89 and resulted in large sections of the forests in Biche, Charuma, Cumaca, Ecclesville and Moruga being overtaken by marijuana cultivators, said Miller. Mohan Bholasingh, President of the South Eastern Hunters' Association said he was against the ban " 150 per cent."
He said research showed that moratoriums were more destructive to wildlife than beneficial.
***
Article reproduced from www.trinidadexpress.com
Caiere Chase neither owns nor claims any rights to this news article.
This article has been reproduced here for archival purposes.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)