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Karanth, K.U.
Joining the Dots but Losing the Cats?
2005 Cat News (43): 8-11
The Prime Minister of India appointed the Tiger Task Force (TTF) recognizing that wild tigers are in serious decline. This recognition was triggered by a huge public outcry over the extirpation of tigers in the high-profile Sariska reserve. The task force was headed by environmental activist Sunita Narain, and, had as its members Madhav Gadgil (evolutionary biologist and human ecologist), Hemendra Panwar and Samar Singh (fromer directors of Project Tiger and of Wildlife Preservation, respectively) and tiger conservationist Valmik Thapar. It submitted a 206-page report titled "Joining the Dots" (TTF 2005) on 5 August 2005. The report includes a dissent note by Thapar and its rebuttal by Narain. I have analyzed some key aspects of the TTF report here.
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