India has 47 tiger reserves covering over 2% of the area and approximately 10% of the recorded forest area.In a first of its kind exercise, India has conducted economic valuation of six of its tiger reserves and placed their value at Rs 1,49,900 crore.
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Some observations from the Indian perspectiveWe live in a resource crunch time, where demand is way-too high than the supply could actually meet. The biggest challenge is not the lack of solutions it is rather non-practice of a culture
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Tigermania is not new. It’s been around for millennia. Hindu gods have ridden them for eons, and humans have been alternatively worshipping or terrorised by them throughout human history. The difference today is that in today’s islands of wilderness, the remnants of India’s great forests, many have learn to live with them nearby, even tolerate them, effectively exploiting them for monetary gain.A lot has changed since Rudyard Kipling penned his famous set of stories entitled the Jungle Book in t
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India is a multi-destination country with a variety of tourist attractions and facilities. It is the second largest net foreign exchange earner by way of invisible experts. Tourism creates more job than any other sector for every rupees invested.
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Julian Matthews, TOFTigers, says good things are happening in the magical wild kingdom of Ranthambhore.Decade ago in 2005, the Rajasthan state government declared an emergency; a red alert on the state of tigers within its borders.
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