This refers to the editorial, “Saving the Indian tiger” (November 8). The revelations made in the recent report by the World Wide Fund for Nature make it imperative for the Government to undertake the development of smart green infrastructure while adopting a landscape approach. The tiger conservation plans that aim to involve business groups through corporate social responsibility is one policy action in the right direction.
However, a major threat to the tiger is the demand for its body parts and derivatives. There has to be a crackdown on poachers who plunder the forest and its wild denizens for trafficking the body parts and derivatives of tigers and other big cats. Further, the institutional responses to combat wildlife crime need to be strengthened by promoting research and information-sharing, training and technical support. The solution lies in smartly integrating the tiger and wildlife safeguards in various infrastructure at the landscape level.