Corridor conservation requires much attention for tiger conservation in India and at the same time transborder conservation especially with Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh should also get priority, observed former Member Secretary, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) Anup Nayak at a Webinar.
The discussion was on future of tiger conservation in India, organised by Stripes and Green Earth [SAGE] Foundation, Kolkata on Sunday evening and attended by conservationist, wildlife enthusiasts, researchers from Bangladesh, Kenya, Canada and from different parts of India including West Bengal, Odisha, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Nayak also said about importance of conservation of 30 per cent tigers outside protected areas which is key a step in tiger conservation by Involving local people, NGOs etc.
A few years ago, an amendment on NTCA protocol was made on hiring private hunters/shooters to eliminate problematic tigers.
A study is going on this issue, replied Nayak to a question by Dr Jaswinder Sandhu From Canada on rewinding white tigers and saving their gene pools.
