Only 13% of over hundred tiger conservation areas meet global standards: Survey

According to recent survey, only 13% of tiger conservation areas that are part of Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) Partnership meet global standards. The survey was conducted over hundred tiger conservation areas by 11 leading conservation organisations and countries with tiger ranges that are part of CA|TS Partnership.

Key Findings

The surveyed area is home to approximately 70% of the world’s wild tigers. The survey found that at least one-third of tiger conservation these areas are severely at risk of losing their tigers and most of these sites are in Southeast Asia.
Two-thirds of surveyed area is reported fair to strong management, but their basic needs such as encroachment against poaching, engaging local communities and managing conflict between people and wildlife remained weak for all surveyed areas.
Despite poaching being one of greatest threats faced by big cats, 85% of the areas surveyed do not have the staff capacity to patrol sites effectively. 61% of areas in Southeast Asia have very limited anti-poaching enforcement.

Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) Partnership

CA|TS is set of criteria that allow tiger sites (conservation areas) to check if their management will lead to successful tiger conservation. It was officially launched in 2013 and was developed by tiger and protected area experts. It is organised under seven pillars and 17 elements of critical management activity. Its mission is to secure safe havens for wild tigers. It is important part of Tx2, WWF’s global tiger programme that aims to double wild tiger numbers by the year 2022.

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018