Basically we tend to illtreat animals. We have very little love for animals. Its a common sight in rural areas to see the drivers of bullock carts whipping the bull to run faster. If a dog is runover by a vehicle on the street, no body bothers to take it to a nearby veterinary hospital/clinic. Its a common sight to see lot of animals are loaded in small truck giving them very little room for movement or breathing, many of them may be bleeding too. Very few people bother to correct the situation like these. Elephants are shot down for a few thousand rupees. Tigers are hunted down for a few thousand ruppes. It all shows that we dont care much for animals, whereas in the West, people show love and compassion towards animals and also towards fellow human beings.
Therefore it is very important that we change our mentality/attitude towards animals. This can be tried through educational programmes, print media, e-media, campaigns, etc.
Ensuring that the tigers in the wild are provided with adequate living/moving space, human beings are not allowed to intrude into their habitat, provide adequate naatural fodder/prey to the tigers in the wild, all poachers are tried and punished severly and quickly, are some of the other measures that can help to remedy the situation in the long run.
