I have been working in wildlife conservation and especially with big cats for the last fifteen years. And it gladdens my heart to be hopeful about Tiger conservation in India. Some of the policies that are being implemented there are not only great news for Tigers but would work well in Africa where I spend much of my year. For example, even in a country with over one billion people, the areas where Tigers are protected are being expanded. Wildlife corridors are supported and encouraged by the government. And best news of all, the Tiger population is steadily increasing.
Of-course there is still a lot to do, and sadly we have lost 97% of the Tiger population worldwide in the last 100 years. However, in India at least, the graph has turned north.
There are many reasons for this, but the main reason is that humans (in whatever guise whether politicians, conservationists, livestock owners, tourists or poachers turned game keepers), are making a difference.
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