GUNS, guards and fences are not enough to protect India’s tigers. That was the clear message from a task force on tiger conservation set up by India’s prime minister, Manmohan Singh. The report was delivered to him on 5 August.
The five-member task force reviewed evidence on the threats facing the tiger. It concludes that humans are the main danger, with both poaching and conflicts with local people taking their toll. India has a total of around 3600 tigers.
The report recommends the creation of a wildlife crime bureau to pursue poachers more effectively and that villages be moved away…
