Habitat Conservation and Management is required for Tiger Conservation in India.

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Sudhir Mishra/Bolangir

Bolangir: Protection of existing corridors and adding new corridors with active participation of local people is required more for better tiger conservation in India. This was pointed out by speakers in a webinar discussion held on Habitat and Corridor management  for future conservation of Tiger in India held on 29thJuly ,by Strips and Green earth foundation Kolkata,on International Day for Tigers.

 Among others, Scientist at Wildlife Institute India,Dr Bilal Habib,: Managing director for India for Wild Congress and founder of COCOCON conservation Concept,Sri Sunil Mehta; Regional Director,East WCCB Sri Agni Mitra and Sri Arindum Parischha, lecture in Zoology, and Conservationist  expressed their view in the webinar discussion.

 Protection of the existing corridors and adding new corridors  with participation of local people and ensuring alternate livelihoods for them  is required  to involve them effectively in tiger conservation.In Tadoba Tiger reserve The Coocon conservancy  and with that the alternate generation f livelihood along with developing a tourism model where in  the resrt is built  on land of locals and erun by localsand profits shred with them  has been a successful one  pointed out Sunil Mehta  Member Rajsthan wildlife board .

Corbett and Tadoba tiger reserves are producing around 80 tigers every year are like Tiger Banks. While around 30 Tigers are Coming out from Tadoba Reserves ,around 50 Tigers are coming out from Corbett Tiger Reserve .If We protect them properly ,the number of Tigers would increase significantly. Observed Dr Bilal Habib.

In last five years, around  500 cores rupees  were given as compensation in human tiger conflicts .This amount could spent on tiger conservation. Rather than relocation of Tiger in other areas, Dr Bilal Habib stressed the need for “maintaining grassland and herbivores” and habitat connectivity for better conservation of Tigers. And this should be done with more involvement of local for better Tiger conservation, opines Dr Bilal Habib further.

Supporting the view that local should be involved in Tiger conservation ,Sri Agni Mitra stressed the need for development of new habitat for Tigers. Moreover Tiger reserves in North east should be maintained properly and be developed as an " ideal habitat".

 The report of long distance migration of Tigers from central India, indicates thatProject Tiger area is overcrowded. Tiger moving out from their area in search of new territory .The behavioral changes in Tiger needs to be observed thoroughly, Observed Sri Arindum Parischha speaking on this occasion.

The speakers stressed that corridors are very important  for the future Tiger conservation  in India and the need of hours is to protect and each and every tiger.

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