Mysore/Mysuru, July 4 -- Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has called upon elected representatives to take responsibility and raise their voices against alarming incidents such as the recent poisoning deaths of a tigress and her four cubs at Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, and the mass killing of monkeys in the buffer zone of Bandipur Tiger Reserve.

Speaking to media persons yesterday, Yaduveer expressed disappointment that while these were grave incidents involving wildlife, none of the elected representatives, barring him, had spoken out.

"It is unfortunate that they fail to grasp the seriousness of these events. I alone raised the issue of night traffic through forest areas in Parliament. Remaining silent...