Tamil Nadu, July 28: The future of tiger conservation lies beyond the tiger reserve, said Environmentalist Supriya Sahu on the ‘Global Tiger Day’.

Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of the Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute (EDII) Tamil Nadu, while celebrated the Global Tiger Day with the World Wildlife Fund(WWF)-India , shared her joyous episodes with a tiger, experienced in the Madumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu.

Underscoring the habitats, conducive for Tigers in India Sahu said, most people know that India is home to over 70% of the world’s wild tigers. Few know that nearly 35–40% of them now live outside tiger reserves. That is one of the most remarkable revelations of India’s conservation success.

Expressing concern over the declining number of the big cats across the globe sahu said, “We have not only brought the tiger back from the brink of extinction, we are now witnessing a new reality where tigers are reclaiming forests, corridors and landscapes shared with people. This is the next frontier of conservation.”

Protecting tigers can no longer be confined to protected areas alone; it must also ensure safe coexistence beyond their boundaries. That is precisely why the Government of India’s ‘Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves’ (TOTR) initiative could become the most significant evolution in tiger conservation since the launch of Project Tiger in 1973, Sahu added.

Highlighting the magnificence of the day, dedicated to the historic predator of the woodland, Sahu urged the communities to protect all species of tigers, for a better planet earth.