Conservation of a different stripe

In July, the Supreme Court passed an interim order banning all tourism in core or critical tiger habitats and on the table are some central government guidelines seeking to phase tourism out of critical tiger habitats (CTHs) and from critical wildlife habitats (CWHs). Although the media has mostly highlighted this aspect, the present case involves several complex issues. Saving the tiger is a core issue in more ways than one, for we must realise that conservation is not merely a minority concern.

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