Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India's tiger population has grown to over 3,000 since its flagship conservation program began 50 years ago. But multiple Indigenous groups allege they are being driven out of their ancestral lands to save the big cats.
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FILE - Tigers are visible at the Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur, India on April 12, 2015. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Sunday, April 9, 2023, to much applause that the country’s tiger population has steadily grown to over 3,000 since its flagship conservation program began 50 years ago after concerns that numbers of the big cats were dwindling. FILE - Tigers are visible at the Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur, India on April 12, 2015.
BENGALURU, India — It was a celebratory atmosphere for officials gathered just hours away from several of India’s major tiger reserves in the southern city of Mysuru, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Sunday to much applause that the country’s tiger population has steadily grown to over 3,000 since its flagship conservation program began 50 years ago after concerns that numbers of the big cats were dwindling.
“India is a country where protecting nature is part of our culture,” Modi proclaimed. “This is why we have many unique achievements in wildlife conservation.” Modi also launched the International Big Cats Alliance that he said will focus on the protection and conservation of seven big cat species, namely, the tiger, lion,
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