constitution of the board section 6 of the wildlife protection act says the board must consist of the chief minister the forest minister two legislators secretary to the government state forest department chief chief wildlife warden and 10 persons who have worked extensively in the fields of ecology environment and wildlife conservation forest is my university he did not deny a pointed query on his proximity to the cm and that he lobbies for forest officers postings the nomination of members should be a transparent process said activists a forest offence case was registered against subru he was one of the mandatory two tribal members on the board i have been working incessantly in the field for the last 34 years said malleshappa 50 another honorary wildlife warden from chamrajnagar and president of swami vivekananda seva trust an ngo g mallleshappa claimed his masters in sociology and quality work make him eligible to be on the board since childhood i have wandered in the forests and am acquainted with the woods the teak wood recovered from my house was the material used by my father while constructing the house claimed 54yearold subru whenever time permits i go to forests and work he was willing to pay a fine and close the case but there is no provision to do that in a national forest devaraj said my name was recommended twice earlier but the yedduyarappa government did not approve it said the doctor honorary wildlife warden of mysore district since 2002 b k singh former head of forest force and principal chief conservator of forests wildlife i am also looking into the adverse effects of bamboo shoots that destroy forests slowly but steadily he said but on july 11 2014 the deputy conservator of forests forest mobile squad madikeri raided subrus house in nagarahole forest following an anonymous petition subru did not have valid papers to explain their possession pm subru a tribal leader was nominated to the board in march bangalore another member pediatrician dr n c shivaprakash from mysore claims wildlife is his hobby the final say in the matter rests with the chief wildlife warden at the moment it is the discretion of the forest department which recommends names to the state government for approval during the raid we found 32 teakwood rafters that were 20 cm wide 10 cm thick and 78 metres long said devaraj v range forest officer anechowkur the nomination of rana george son of home minister k j george as member of the state board for wildlife may have raised eyebrows but that is not the only selection defying logic the teakwood rafters could not be seized as they were built into the walls these are the people with insufficient wildlife background who simply attend meetings and do not contribute to conservation in any possible way the 42yearold from bangale todu hamlet in br hills said he has been concentrating on nontimber forest material including herbs since 2000 madegowda c a phd