New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions to prohibit tiger safaris in the core or critical tiger habitat.

A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R.Gavai ordered Monday that tiger safaris shall be strictly established on “non-forest land” or “degraded forest land” provided it is not part of tiger corridor.

While directing all states to notify the buffer and core areas of the tiger reserve within six months, the bench ordered them to also notify eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) around all tiger reserves, including buffer and fringe areas, no later than one year from the date of judgement. Directions were also given to prepare a Tiger Conservation Plan (TCP) within three months. Show Full Article

Quoting statistics, the bench noted that from nine tiger re

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