From intent to action: A case study for the expansion of tiger conservation from southern India
To conserve a large, wide-ranging carnivore like the tiger, it is critical not only to maintain populations at key habitat sites, but also to enable the persistence of the species across much larger landscapes. To do this, it is important to establish well-linked habitat networks where sites for sur...
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| author | Sanjay Gubbi N.S. Harish Aparna Kolekar H.C. Poornesha Vasanth Reddy Javeed Mumtaz M.D. Madhusudan |
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| description | To conserve a large, wide-ranging carnivore like the tiger, it is critical not only to maintain populations at key habitat sites, but also to enable the persistence of the species across much larger landscapes. To do this, it is important to establish well-linked habitat networks where sites for survival and reproduction of tigers are complemented by opportunities for dispersal and colonization. On the ground, expanding protection to areas with a potential for tiger recovery still remains the means of operationalizing the landscape approach. Yet, while the gazetting of protected areas is necessary to enable this, it is not sufficient. It is essential to benchmark and monitor the process by which establishment of protected areas must necessarily be followed by management changes that enable a recovery of tigers, their prey and their habitats. In this paper, we report a case study from the Cauvery and Malai Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuaries of southern India, where we document the infrastructural and institutional changes that ensued after an unprecedented expansion of protected areas in this landscape. Further, we establish ecological benchmarks of the abundance and distribution of tigers, the relative abundance of their prey, and the status of their habitats, against which the recovery of tigers in this area of vast conservation potential may be assessed over time. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8296d6fd74d4e6b830793ad8c3ee96d2022-12-21T17:31:48ZengElsevierGlobal Ecology and Conservation2351-98942017-01-019C112010.1016/j.gecco.2016.11.001From intent to action: A case study for the expansion of tiger conservation from southern IndiaSanjay Gubbi0N.S. Harish1Aparna Kolekar2H.C. Poornesha3Vasanth Reddy4Javeed Mumtaz5M.D. Madhusudan6Nature Conservation Foundation, 3076/5, IV Cross, Gokulam Park, Mysore, 570 002, IndiaNature Conservation Foundation, 3076/5, IV Cross, Gokulam Park, Mysore, 570 002, IndiaNature Conservation Foundation, 3076/5, IV Cross, Gokulam Park, Mysore, 570 002, IndiaNature Conservation Foundation, 3076/5, IV Cross, Gokulam Park, Mysore, 570 002, IndiaDeputy Conservator of Forests, Karnataka Forest Department, Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, Kollegala, 571 440, IndiaDeputy Conservator of Forests, Karnataka Forest Department, MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Kollegala, 571 440, IndiaNature Conservation Foundation, 3076/5, IV Cross, Gokulam Park, Mysore, 570 002, IndiaTo conserve a large, wide-ranging carnivore like the tiger, it is critical not only to maintain populations at key habitat sites, but also to enable the persistence of the species across much larger landscapes. To do this, it is important to establish well-linked habitat networks where sites for survival and reproduction of tigers are complemented by opportunities for dispersal and colonization. On the ground, expanding protection to areas with a potential for tiger recovery still remains the means of operationalizing the landscape approach. Yet, while the gazetting of protected areas is necessary to enable this, it is not sufficient. It is essential to benchmark and monitor the process by which establishment of protected areas must necessarily be followed by management changes that enable a recovery of tigers, their prey and their habitats. In this paper, we report a case study from the Cauvery and Malai Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuaries of southern India, where we document the infrastructural and institutional changes that ensued after an unprecedented expansion of protected areas in this landscape. Further, we establish ecological benchmarks of the abundance and distribution of tigers, the relative abundance of their prey, and the status of their habitats, against which the recovery of tigers in this area of vast conservation potential may be assessed over time.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989416301019Camera trappingEcological benchmarkEvaluationIndiaPanthera tigrisProtected area |
| spellingShingle | Sanjay Gubbi N.S. Harish Aparna Kolekar H.C. Poornesha Vasanth Reddy Javeed Mumtaz M.D. Madhusudan From intent to action: A case study for the expansion of tiger conservation from southern India Global Ecology and Conservation Camera trapping Ecological benchmark Evaluation India Panthera tigris Protected area |
| title | From intent to action: A case study for the expansion of tiger conservation from southern India |
| title_full | From intent to action: A case study for the expansion of tiger conservation from southern India |
| title_fullStr | From intent to action: A case study for the expansion of tiger conservation from southern India |
| title_full_unstemmed | From intent to action: A case study for the expansion of tiger conservation from southern India |
| title_short | From intent to action: A case study for the expansion of tiger conservation from southern India |
| title_sort | from intent to action a case study for the expansion of tiger conservation from southern india |
| topic | Camera trapping Ecological benchmark Evaluation India Panthera tigris Protected area |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989416301019 |
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