She was born in the wild
Mother took great care
Until she could hunt and survive
She chose her territory
Officially, she was known as T-1
But her real name was ‘AVNI’
Soon she attained the maturity
And chose her prince charming
What she didn’t like was human presence
Warned humans twice
That trespasser will be killed
But as usual we in our greed
Overlooked her warnings
As a consequence she killed thirteen
In two years, was that a cooked story?
Or our way to put the things
Whatever, the government came into action
For over six weeks, more than 100 Forest Department officials,
Guards, tranquillizing experts, shooters, trackers, rescue teams,
Veterinarians and two elephants,
Carried out a massive hunt for a tigress- Avni
In the meantime, she delivered two cubs
Unaware of the surroundings and ploy of humans
On one inauspicious night
When she came out for the hunting for cubs
They killed her under the pretext of ‘Self-defense’
It is for you to decide, who is wrong and who is right.
The cubs are orphan now, soon they will learn
The art of survival, In the open jungle
The legal battle will be on,
Government will try to justify,
The opposition will drag the matter to embarrass
And we the wildlife lovers will make a hue and cry
The debate will be on for few days
And then it will die till the next case.