Authorities aim to check human-wildlife conflict as tigers thrive in Corbett - Pioneer Edge | Uttarakhand News in English | Dehradun News Today

India’s Biodiversity Conservation Efforts Deserve a Bigger Conversation

India’s global reputation as a conservation leader rests largely on one animal: the tiger. Project Tiger, launched in 1973, helped bring this apex predator back from the brink of extinction. With nearly 3,700 wild tigers today and 57 reserves across the country, it’s often cited as one of the world’s most successful wildlife recovery programs. But as the planet enters an era of accelerating climate change, ecosystem collapse, and biodiversity lo…

Authorities aim to check human-wildlife conflict as tigers thrive in Corbett - Pioneer Edge | Uttarakhand News in English | Dehradun News Today

CHANCHAL GOLA | Ramnagar The population of tigers believed to be rising in Corbett Tiger Reserve is a cause for both joy and concern in the Corbett landscape. With the tiger population increasing, many of the big cats move to new areas in search of territory while their presence also affects the movements of leopards. This has increased human-wildlife conflict in the area with about a dozen cases of tigers attacking humans being reported since 2…