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India keeps a close eye on its tigers

  1. Chris Carbone

    1. Zoological Society of London, UK.

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    1. University of Newcastle, Australia.

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  3. Joseph Bump

    1. University of Minnesota, USA.

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The good news that India’s wild tiger numbers have been increasing by 6% annually since 2006 is offset by reported declines in their habitat (see go.nature.com/2tig959). Habitat loss is a particular concern for the genetically unique populations in the northeast of the country. Conservation efforts must now focus on protecting those areas and improving the connectivity of the habitat corridors that are crucial for the animals’ dispersal.

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Nature 572, 586 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02546-z

Competing Interests

All the authors on this Correspondence are experts in carnivore conservation research and were invited by the government of India to act as independent observers of the processes involved in the All-India tiger surveys in 2018. These visits were conducted in July 2019. The authors were not paid a salary but did have their costs of travel covered. This Correspondence reflects our independent view of the process and its importance internationally.

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