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NTCA on tiger corridor
August 25 , 2025
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- The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has now restricted corridor recognition mainly to 32 “least cost pathways” (LCP) identified in 2014.
- These LCPs were designed using cost-distance modelling to show minimum resistance routes but were meant as baseline, not exhaustive, maps.
- This change may ease clearances for industrial projects including Lloyds Metals' 9.5 sq km Surajgarh iron ore mine and Western Coalfields’ Durgapur mine.
- Tiger corridors are forested linkages that connect tiger habitats, enabling free movement, gene flow, and survival of populations.
- New findings connect 30 tiger reserves and nearly 150 protected areas (PAs), reflecting real-world movement possibilities.
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