Sanjay Gubbi's 'Second Nature' Is a Field Guide to Future Conservationists

In November 2016, the status of ‘Conservation Reserve’ given to the Kappatagudda Conservation Reserve, in Gadag district of Karnataka, was withdrawn for gold-mining. The decision came up before the State Board for Wildlife (SBW) in February 2017. To the detriment of the conservationists who were on the board of the SBW, including Sanjay Gubbi, the then chief minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, was in favour of mining. When the time came for Gubbi to put forth his arguments, he chose to keep aside the conservation angle and instead spoke of the mercury poisoning that comes with gold mining. Such pollution would affect the lakes and tanks of the region, which are already severely stressed, he said.
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