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WWF: TIGERS AND PEOPLE IN INDIAN CONFLICT
Human population growth means increased tiger-human conflict
WWF says that India’s burgeoning human population growth is an increasing threat to the long-term survival of the tiger and suggested this factor was probably to blame for a recent string of tiger attacks on villagers in the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve.
Four villagers have been fatally attacked in the area in the past two weeks, according to a recent report, prompting the population to demand better protection against the animals from forest rangers.
Forestry officials are saying a single tiger could be responsible for the attacks, and they will do the best they can in order to prevent more deaths.
Although tiger attacks on humans are rare, WWF says the animal is increasingly threatened by population growth and the loss of their natural habitat to agriculture. As a result, the animals will occasionally approach humans in search of food like domestic livestock.
India’s tiger population is at an all-time low with an official figure of 1,411 animals left in the wild. However, some conservation bodies are claiming that numbers may be as low as 1,100.
The discrepancy in numbers has caused forest officials in the state of Meghalaya to call on the Wildlife Institute of India to administer advanced census-taking techniques in order to determine the exact number of tigers left in the wild.
Forest Officer S. Kumar said officials are unsure of the current status of the tiger: “We are still, you can say, gaping in the dark regarding the accuracy of the possible tiger population in the state, although we are confident, there are evidences science seen in the several corners of the state about the presence of tigers.”
Although specific numbers remain ambiguous, the fact that tiger populations have decreased dramatically is certain, which has placed environmental conservation groups and government organisations under tremendous pressure.
With alarmingly low populations conservationists are reminding villagers that killing the tigers in order to prevent further attacks should be a last resort.
In January, WWF initiated a massive public awareness campaign, led by the Indian cricket and football captains, to save the tiger. The website has already received over 1,000 pledges of support for the cause.
By Taylor Turner
