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The Think Wildlife PodcastEpisode 30: The History and Future of Tiger Conservation in India with Dr. Ullas Karanth - Founder, Centre for Wildlife StudiesIn 2023, India celebrated a major milestone in conservation. The 2022 tiger census yielded an estimated population of around 3,600 tigers, more than double of the 2010 numbers. Ever since the inception of Project Tiger in 1974, tigers, alongside various other megafauna species, including elephants, rhinos, and lions, have recovered from the brinks of extinction.Unfortunately, it is too early to celebrate. India’s wildlife faces ever-evolving challenges in the world’s largest democracy and fastest-growing economy. Rampant habitat fragmentation and degradation remain a major threat to India’s tigers. Other than fostering human-tiger conflict, this leads to significant inbreeding, which...2023-12-2745 min
BIC TALKSThe World We BequeathHistorian Shekhar Pathak; ecologist, and author Ullas Karanth and historian and author Mahesh Rangarajan converge in this episode of BIC Talks to explore the path towards a sustainable and environmentally friendly world. With their extensive knowledge in environmental history, wildlife conservation, and cultural perspectives, they engage in a dialogue encompassing crucial topics such as environmental challenges, wildlife preservation, historical contexts, cultural impacts, and sustainable development. This conversation sprinked with information, analyses, anecdotes, past and current studies and on ground realities promises to be a rich and enlightening exchange of ideas, aiming to inspire actionable solutions for a...2023-06-0132 min
In Focus by The HinduWhat is India’s tiger census not telling us? | The Hindu In Focus podcastThe 2020 tiger census numbers were recently released with much fanfare. And the headline is that India is home to 70% of the world’s tiger population. But is the methodology by which the census is conducted outdated? And could we actually be doing a lot more to increase our tiger population?Guest: Ullas Karanth, Director, Centre for Wildlife Studies, Bengaluru.Find the In Focus podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Search for In Focus by The Hindu.Write to us with comments and feedback at socmed4@thehindu.co.in Le...2020-08-0427 min