Tag: Tigers
The Making of Increasing Tiger Attacks in the Sundarbans: Common Forest...
In February 2022, West Bengal’s Forest Department entrusted the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to look into the causes behind the surge in human-tiger conflict in the Sundarbans. The answer lies in the interplay between forest livelihoods, the pandemic, weak social security recourse post-attack, and the history of conservation in these mangroves.
A Conservation of Convenience: The Tussle Between the Developmental State and...
The Rajaji Tiger Reserve has emerged as a battleground between the State’s developmental aspirations and the conservation of a critical ecological habitat.
Tigers: Behind the Lens of India’s Pride
The Project Tiger initiative was created under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 for the safety and well being of the national animal of the...
