The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in collaboration with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau would be soon launching a Management Information System (MIS) based tiger tracking system. This was stated by the Environment Minister, Prakash Javadekar while addressing the 10th meeting of the National Tiger Conservation Authority on Tuesday.
MIS based system, which not only tracks but also adds value by analyzing the data would also would thus also help in controlling wildlife crimes in tiger reserves. Appreciating the need of technology in the field of tiger conservation, the Minister said that the use "Alert System" of National Remote Sensing Agency would also be utilized in case of disasters pertaining to fire and floods.
The meeting also took note of the recent initiatives taken to strengthen wild life conservation in the country. These, include tiger deaths and steps taken to address poaching, deployment of local workforce for protection, use of information technology (e-Eye) in surveillance, patrolling through M-STRIPES protocol, reserve level monitoring etc.
The initiatives also included Central assistance provided to States under Project Tiger as well as grants provided to States from NTCA, tiger translocation within landscapes, capacity building, progress relating to assessment of tiger population, independent evaluation of tiger reserves and statutory compliances.
The Minister stressed that the Government believed in development that is in consonance with conservation. Emphasizing the need to conserve the tiger reserves in the country the Minister said that there is a need to make wildlife conservation the 'People's Movement'. It was critical for each stakeholder to participate in the process of tiger conservation.
National Tiger Conservation Authority has been the nodal agency in the field of tiger conservation for more than 40 years. Its projects spread over 47 reserves in 18 states.