International Tiger Day 2019: Relocation of tigers a ‘mindless distraction’, say experts | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

International Tiger Day 2019: Relocation of tigers a ‘mindless distraction’, say experts | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Jayashree Narayanan |New Delhi |Updated: July 29, 2019 8:48:49 pm

International Tiger Day 2019: Relocation of tigers a ‘mindless distraction’, say experts

International Tiger Day 2019: India is home to the world’s 70 per cent of the prowling big cats. With the resources used in almost two decades, "the count should be 10,000 tigers at least".

International Tiger Day 2019: Experts say translocation of tigers has become fashionable and should not be done without a detailed study. (Source: Getty Images/Thinkstock)

On International Tiger Day 2019 observed on July 29 annually, as the fresh tiger census report ‘Status of Tigers in India-2018’ pegs the number of tigers in India at 2,967 (up from 2,226 in the 2014 census) with a 33 per cent rise in numbers, biologists and wildlife experts suggest the “robust rise” may only be “window dressing” the core issues that tiger conservation in India needs to tackle. One among them is the translocation of tigers, which deals with them being transported to tiger-deficient habitats as a way to balance the sex ratio or re-establish tiger presence.