Dehra Dun: While dwindling numbers of tigers is raising uncomfortable questions across the country, Uttarakhand has something to celebrate about. Tiger population in the state has increased in the latest census.
"In the 2008 census there were 178 tigers, and now there are more than 235. So it's good news for the people of Uttarakhand and the government as well," said SS Sharma, Chief Wildlife Warden, Uttarakhand.
Ever since missing tigers became headlines, the scepticism over the methods to ensure the safety of big cat has loomed large.
Uttarakhand has shown a big jump when it comes to tiger conservation, from 178 in 2008 to more than 235 in the latest census. But this is not where it all ends, the Forest Department is now on war-footing to protect and save the beleaguered cat.
"To further protect tigers and increase populations, we are taking landscape approach. Corbett Tiger landscape approach and we are creating special tiger protection force to further strengthen our patrolling, our frontline staff capacity building, anti-poaching squads , anti-poaching operations, appointing wardens, all these operations will be helpful in protecting our tigers," said Mr Sharma.
While the numbers maybe encouraging, conservationists believes it is too early to celebrate, for apart from poaching, shrinking habitat continues to be the biggest threat for tiger conservation.
"In the 2008 census there were 178 tigers, and now there are more than 235. So it's good news for the people of Uttarakhand and the government as well," said SS Sharma, Chief Wildlife Warden, Uttarakhand.
Ever since missing tigers became headlines, the scepticism over the methods to ensure the safety of big cat has loomed large.
"To further protect tigers and increase populations, we are taking landscape approach. Corbett Tiger landscape approach and we are creating special tiger protection force to further strengthen our patrolling, our frontline staff capacity building, anti-poaching squads , anti-poaching operations, appointing wardens, all these operations will be helpful in protecting our tigers," said Mr Sharma.
Advertisement
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Tiger Woods Misses Cut At 152nd British Open 2 Tiger Cubs Rescued After Train Accident In Madhya Pradesh Emraan Hashmi On His Tiger 3 Co-Star Salman Khan: "It Is Easy To Converse With Him" Bangladesh Imposes Curfew, Deploys Military As 105 Die In Protests "Jindal Group Executive Showed Porn, Groped Me On Flight": Woman To NDTV Over 300 Indian Students Return Home As 105 Bangladeshis Killed In Protests Joe Biden Is The Best Person To Take On Trump, Says His Campaign Wife Among Two Jailed For Life For Man's Murder In Gurugram: Cops 1,100 Flights Cancelled In US As Microsoft Outage Disrupts Operations Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.