Tigers in the wild: New approach aims to balance conservation and human safety

Prelims-testable facts

• 01The objective of the Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves initiative is to establish a scientifically grounded, landscape-based framework for conserving tigers outside protected areas while safeguarding human lives.
• 02India's new tiger conservation framework targets 25 vulnerable reserves with habitat restoration, prey recovery, and science-led measures to protect tigers.
• 03The Union Environment Ministry has initiated a pilot scheme to manage conflicts involving tigers outside designated tiger reserves in India.
• 04Human-tiger conflicts in India have prompted the need for a scientifically grounded approach to conserving tigers outside protected areas.
• 05The National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management Authority (NCAM) has granted funding approval for the pilot scheme to manage human-tiger conflicts.
• 06Tiger conservation efforts must balance human safety and rights with the protection of tigers, according to experts.

Trap alerts

• Most people think that tiger reserves are sufficient to protect tigers outside protected areas, but actually, a landscape-based framework is necessary for effective conservation.
• Most people think that habitat restoration and prey recovery are the only measures needed to protect tigers, but actually, science-led approaches are also crucial.