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The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) connected Sunday (December 21, 2025) appraised the enlargement of Project Cheetah and reviewed measures to code human-wildlife struggle astatine high-level meetings chaired by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav astatine the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve.
The 28th gathering of the NTCA and the 22nd Steering Committee gathering of Project Elephant brought unneurotic officials, scientists and tract experts from tiger-and elephant-range States to reappraisal advancement and aboriginal strategies, the Environment Ministry said successful a statement.
Chairing the NTCA meeting, Mr. Yadav underscored the value of science-based management, landscape-level planning, assemblage information and inter-State coordination successful India's globally recognised tiger conservation model.
The gathering focused connected challenges faced by tiger reserves. Measures to code human-tiger conflict, including a three-pronged strategy and the task 'Management of Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves', were highlighted, the connection said.
Issues specified arsenic unit shortages, fiscal constraints, situation degradation and invasive taxon absorption were besides reviewed, with directions issued for follow-ups.
The NTCA ratified decisions of its method committee, including support of tiger conservation plans, hold and enlargement of Project Cheetah, tiger translocation, prey augmentation, scenery absorption planning, carnivore wellness absorption grooming programmes and inputs connected proposals placed earlier the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBW).
Updates were presented connected compliance with directions by the NBW, including enlargement of Project Cheetah to Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary and Banni grassland successful Gujarat, and the advancement of the initiatives supported by the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA).
Preparations for the projected Global Big Cat Summit were besides reviewed.
The Minister reviewed ongoing NTCA activities, including advancement nether the sixth rhythm of the All India Tiger Estimation, commencement of crushed surveys from November 2025, landscape-level grooming programmes and planetary practice nether Project Cheetah, including visits by delegations from South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.
The Project Elephant Steering Committee confirmed the enactment taken connected decisions of its erstwhile gathering and reviewed determination enactment plans for elephant conservation successful confederate and northeastern India, identifying precedence areas for coordinated inter-State action.
The committee examined updates connected the 'All-India Synchronised Elephant Estimation', advancement nether the Model Elephant Conservation Plan for the Nilgiri Elephant Reserve and ongoing enactment connected DNA profiling of captive elephants, with accent connected strengthening technological absorption and payment standards.
A broad reappraisal of human-elephant struggle was undertaken, including findings from studies connected struggle drivers and mitigation measures, and the presumption of compensation mechanisms adopted by States.
The committee besides discussed valuation of elephant colonisation estimation methods, conservation strategies for the Ripu-Chirang Elephant Reserve and aboriginal enactment plans, including absorption effectiveness valuation of elephant reserves with CAMPA enactment and a projected survey connected elephant corridors and struggle hotspots successful the Bandhavgarh region.
On the occasion, Mr. Yadav released six publications, including reports and journals connected Project Cheetah, the sixth rhythm of the All India Tiger Estimation, India's tiger conservation framework, biodiversity successful tiger reserves and champion practices successful captive elephant management.
