Human-tiger relationships in India

This project aims to identify and model the ecological and socio-economic drivers of human–tiger conflict across India. By quantifying the relative importance and influence of these factors, this project seeks to predict conflict-prone areas and support targeted policy and mitigation interventions within them. With India home to approximately 18% of the world’s human population and 75% of the global tiger population, conflict between the two is inevitable, making tiger conservation in this landscape especially challenging. As apex predators, tigers require a fully functional ecosystem to sustain themselves. Thus, their conservation acts as a flagship for the conservation of many different species as well as a catalyst for community empowerment through ecotourism and other socio-economic benefits that tigers bring.