Environment and Ecology
Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves project
▪ Recent reports indicate that nearly 30% of the country’s estimated 3,682 tigers reside outside designated reserves.
▪ To address this, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is working on a project called “Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves.”
▪ The main goals of the project include monitoring tiger populations outside reserves, reducing poaching, and addressing human-animal conflict. Community outreach will also be a focus area.
▪ The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) will implement the project in 80 forest divisions across ten states.
▪ These areas have been identified based on the all-India tiger estimation of 2022 and recent conflict trends.
▪ The initiative will supplement existing funding under Project Tiger, enhancing conservation efforts.
