International Tiger Day in India, more space needed

Wild tiger in Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. Photo by Chris Raven

From a lakh (100,000) tigers in 1913 to a mere 3,000 now, global wild tiger population has been decimated over the last century. India, which had the maximum tigers, now has only 2,226 in the wild, and despite strong global support for conservation, survival of the species continues to be threatened due to fragmented habitat, largely due to missing links (corridors) in their habitat.

Even as the country celebrates International Tiger Day, substantial conservation effort is concentrated on a few, relatively large protected areas (PAs). It is high time the government focuses on forests outside the PA network, especially in Central India, say experts.

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