The Tiger Reserve Dilemma: Conservation at What Cost?

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“Four legislators from Goa have opposed the proposed reserve, warning that thousands of families could lose their homes and livelihoods. Many of these are tribal and forest-dependent communities that have lived in harmony with nature for generations. Their fears are not unfounded. Across India, past experiences of conservation-induced displacement have often left people worse off, uprooted from land, culture, and sustenance. Protecting wildlife should not mean sacrificing human dignity.

The tiger, as India’s national animal, carries deep symbolic value. It stands for strength and wilderness, but it also reflects the health of our ecosyst

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