50 Years of Project Tiger: India Earns Its Stripes by Restoring the Roar
Photo: Pexels Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India did not believe in conflict between ecology and economy but gave importance to the co-existence between the two. The protection of wildlife was a universal issue, Modi said, launching the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), which was born out of a July 2019 message when he had called for an alliance of global leaders to obliterate demand and firmly curb poaching and illegal wildlife trade in Asia. The IBCA will focus on the protection and conservation of seven major big cats of the world — tiger, lion, leopard, snow leopard, puma, jaguar and cheetah — with range countries harbouring these species. Presenting the vision for tiger conservation in the next 25 years, he also released a booklet titled Amrit Kaal Ka Tiger Vision. He was speaking at the inaugural session of the commemoration of 50 years of Project Tiger at Karnataka State Open University in Mysuru. Citing census data that showed the tiger pop...