Indian wildlife sanctuary, information data and its condition

[Shardul]

@tigerluver

I assume by corporate culture you mean industrialization. I am not really sure if its going to be as bad as it sounds.

When India became independent, the biggest priority was preventing the frequent famines and malnutrition among the population. The Indian leaders aimed at making India self sufficient in food grain & milk production. This gave birth to India's agrarian economy. A lot of forests were cut to make way for farmland. Till the 1980s, 70% of India's GDP came from agriculture. India has the largest amount of arable land in the world, I think, which has also played a part. With liberalization kicking in, we are moving towards industrialization with a shift away from agriculture. If that means more and more people abandoning agriculture as their primary source of income, then the abandoned land could be reclaimed for afforestation. People who live around tiger reserves depend totally on farming. If Industrialization gives them better jobs, then they have no reason to live there and can move to cities for a better life. I am sure they don't like to live the way they do, living on minimal resources. The bad effects of industrialization are pollution of environment and exploitation of natural resources. So we have the pros and the cons.

Interestingly, the space created by villages that were moved out of Kanha core in 1970s, were never reclaimed by the forest. Even after 4 decades they are still grasslands.  On the positive side, we can see herds of deer and gaur grazing since grasslands tend to support a higher density of herbivores. Plus, it makes tiger viewing easier :) Reply