TIGER 2LST

Mafias, local politicians and many others are involved in
the killings as they want the tiger population to dwindle so
that the land can be used for mining or construction, Ramesh
had said.
According to wildlife conservationist Raman Sukumar,
eco-tourism can lead to sensitisation of the masses towards
wildlife conservation and also help in bringing in the
much-need money for conservation and to local economies,
though this is not happening now.
"Conservation does need money but we should not open the
floodgates," he said, clearly opposing uncontrolled tourism.
According to the latest census, there are 1,411 tigers
left in the country. PTI