Govt launches national-level projects on tiger, dolphin, gharial and sloth bear conservation

The Centre on Monday launched five national-level projects on species conservation and conflict management, including one to address conflicts between humans and tigers outside tiger reserves, and projects for the conservation of gharials and sloth bears.

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‘The other two initiatives focus on implementing the ‘Action Plan of Project Dolphin (Phase-II)’ to strengthen conservation measures for riverine and marine cetaceans across India, and establishing the Centre of Excellence for Human-Wildlife Conflict Management (CoE-HWC) at SACON to support policy, research and field-based mitigation of human-wildlife conflicts.

Union Environment minister Bhupender Yadav, who launched the projects at an event at the Wildlife Institute of India during Wildlife Week celebrations, said India has made significant progress in tiger conservation but faces growing conflict between tigers living outside reserves and humans.

“The pollution in rivers is impacting the dolphin population,” he said.