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Managing Coexistence in Human-Animal Conflict Zones

Source: THSubject: Ecology Context: Severe human-wildlife conflict (HWC) has been reported across India, with Karnataka recording 53 human deaths in the 2025-26 fiscal year and Madhya Pradesh witnessing a crisis with 28 tiger deaths in the first five months of 2026. Managing Coexistence in Human-Animal Conflict Zones About Managing Coexistence in Human-Animal Conflict Zones: What …

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Govt forms expert groups to upgrade Project Tiger scheme

Source:  NIE Subject:  Environment Context: The Union Government has constituted four expert working groups to review and modernise 50 years of policy decisions under Project Tiger, as the programme completes its golden jubilee. About Govt forms expert groups to upgrade Project Tiger scheme: What it is? Project Tiger is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the …

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Similipal National Park

Source: News on Air Subject: Mapping Context: Similipal National Park in Odisha recorded a rise in its mugger crocodile population to 84 during the three-day census, reversing a declining trend seen in recent years. About Similipal National Park: What it is? Similipal is a National Park, Tiger Reserve and Biosphere Reserve forming part of the …

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“Species recovery without habitat integrity is conservation in appearance, not substance.” Critically examine this statement using examples from India’s animal conservation projects. Assess the long-term ecological risks associated with such approaches.

Topic: Biodiversity Conservation Q5. “Species recovery without habitat integrity is conservation in appearance, not substance.” Critically examine this statement using examples from India’s animal conservation projects. Assess the long-term ecological risks associated with such approaches. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question India’s recent wildlife conservation successes have revived debate on whether …

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Jharkhand Has Proposed Its First-Ever Tiger Safari

Source:  IE Context: Jharkhand has proposed its first-ever tiger safari in the fringe area of Palamau Tiger Reserve (PTR), aimed at boosting tourism and wildlife education. About Jharkhand Has Proposed Its First-Ever Tiger Safari: What is a Tiger Safari? A tiger safari is a tourism model involving naturalistic enclosures to house tigers — mainly rescued, …

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Palamu Tiger Reserve

Source:  NIE Context: Jharkhand’s Jaigir village has become the first village to be fully relocated from the core of Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR), reducing human pressure on wildlife. About Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR): What it is? Palamu Tiger Reserve is one of India’s first nine Project Tiger reserves, notified in 1974, and the only one …

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Nagarahole National Park

Source:  TH Context: Concerns have been raised over the proposed land grants within the core area of Nagarahole National Park (Nagarahole Tiger Reserve), specifically in its ecologically sensitive swampy grasslands. About Nagarahole National Park: What it is: A notified Tiger Reserve and one of India’s premier Project Tiger sites. Officially known as Rajiv Gandhi National …

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Satkosia Tiger Reserve

Source:  TH Context: Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha faces human-wildlife conflict as 674 families have been relocated from forest areas under the tiger conservation initiative. Despite resettlement efforts, STR remains one of the four notified tiger reserves in India without a single tiger. About Satkosia Tiger Reserve: Location: Spans Angul, Cuttack, Boudh, and Nayagarh …

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Madhav National Park

Source:  TOI Context: The Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh has been declared India’s 58th Tiger Reserve and the 9th in the state. About Madhav National Park: Location: Shivpuri district, Chambal region, Madhya Pradesh. Established: 1958. Area Covered: 354 sq km. Flora and Fauna: Dry deciduous forest with teak, sal, and dhok trees; home to …

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Project Tiger

Source: TH  Context: A report by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) released on International Tiger Day highlights that Project Tiger will displace approximately 5.5 lakh Scheduled Tribes and other forest dwellers. The number of displaced individuals from tiger reserves has surged dramatically since 2021, with an average increase of 967% per protected area. …

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Can we democratise tiger conservation in India?

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation   Source: TH  Context: As India celebrates 50 years of its Project Tiger (1973), there is a need to reflect on what needs to change in conservation practice in India.   Background: The Tiger is an “umbrella species”. Hence, saving the tiger means saving the entire …

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India celebrates 50 successful years of “Project Tiger”

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Environment Conservation    Source: The Print  Context: The Indian government will officially mark the 50th year of ‘Project Tiger’ on 9 April with a three-day event in Mysuru, Karnataka.    Background: Project Tiger-an initiative to save tigers, was first initiated in the year April 1, 1973 in Jim Corbett National Park, …

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Project Tiger has put the species on an assured course of recovery from the brink of extinction, apart from conserving the floral and faunal genetic diversity in our ecosystem. Examine.

Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment 6. Project Tiger has put the species on an assured course of recovery from the brink of extinction, apart from conserving the floral and faunal genetic diversity in our ecosystem. Examine. (250 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: Insights on India Why the question: The question is …

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