Abstract
Tigers need exclusive space and the “unproductive” land they inhabit has become an increasingly contentious issue in a modern and changing India. Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) has pioneered investigations in poaching and the illegal wildlife trade. Gathering intelligence on wildlife crime is an essential aspect of enforcement. WPSI develops information through a team of paid informers, and from existing cases, tip-offs, and rival gangs. The cost of killing a tiger and the huge profits to be made are enticing for both poachers and criminal traders. Although Project Tiger and the Ministry of Environment and Forests eventually came to terms with the results of the WII study and the drastic decline in tiger numbers, some of the state governments are still in denial. Legislation that has played a critical role in tiger conservation in India has been watered down under political pressure; it is now people-oriented, and full of flaws. But the most serious threat to the future of wild tigers perhaps comes from the passage of the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act in December 2006. Recommendations for effective tiger conservation efforts in India have been documented time and again. There is still a chance that wild tigers can be saved.
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