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Wright, B.
Will the tiger survive in India?
2010 Book Chapter
I am the first to admit that tiger conservation is, for me, a very personal issue. India's wild tigers have been my abiding passion since childhood, my life's work, and the inspiration for practically everything I do. But all is not well in 'The Land of the Tiger', and it is not just poaching that is wiping out the last of these incomparable big cats. Tigers need exclusive space and the 'unproductive' land they inhabit-with effectively no villages, no dams and no roads-has become an increasingly contentious issue in a modern and changing India. Instead of regarding the tiger as the touchstone of the welfare of our natural ecosystems and recognizing its critical role in securing India's water and food supply, some of our political leaders simply view tiger conservation as an unnecessary extravagance, and a nuisance. It is almost as though the clock has been turned back, but for somewhat different reasons.
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