[Mb-civic] BBC E-mail: Lions to take on Indian bandits

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Environmentalists say the scheme may backfire badly with the lions themselves becoming targets of the bandits. 

"It is the most absurd, the most ridiculous plan we have ever come across because the lions will be used for target practice by Chambal's not-so-nice residents," Belinda Wright, founder of the privately-run Wildlife Protection Society of India told the AFP news agency. 

"It will be a waste of money... It will never take off," she said. 

"Forget chasing away dacoits. The dacoits will kill these cats," says Qamar Qureshi, a scientist with The Wildlife Institute of India. 



** Lions to take on Indian bandits **
Sutapa Mukerjee from Lucknow reports on a plan to unleash lions in the ravines of central India to take on the bandits.
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/4180100.stm >


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