Recovery planning towards doubling wild tiger Panthera tigris numbers: Detailing 18 recovery sites from across the range

摘要: With less than 3200 wild tigers in 2010, the heads of 13 tiger-range countries committed to doubling global population by 2022. This goal represents highest level ambition and commitment required turn tide for wild. Yet, ensuring efficient targeted implementation conservation actions alongside systematic monitoring progress towards this requires that we set site-specific recovery targets timelines are ecologically realistic. In study, assess potential 18 sites identified under WWF’s Tigers Alive Initiative. We delineated systems comprising a source, site, support region, which need be managed synergistically meet these targets. By using best available data on tiger prey numbers, adapting existing species frameworks, show sites, currently 165 (118–277) tigers, have harbour 585 (454–739) individuals. would constitute 15% increase represent over three-fold within specific an average. However, it may not realistic achieve target 2022, since 15 is contingent initial populations, slow process. conclude while sustained efforts can yield significant recoveries, critical commit our resources achieving biologically even if extended.