Conference on tiger conservation held Source: DNA | Last Updated 03:17(11/12/11) Bhopal: A conference on tiger conservation and protection was organised in collaboration by Centre for Research in International Law (CRIL), NLIU, NGO Prayatana and ILSA at the regional museum of natural history, Bhopal. The daylong session was attended by luminaries and students and targeted the youth to generate awareness. Addressing the inaugural session, Dr Raka Arya and Capt Ruchi Vijaywargiya from the People's group highlighted the importance of Indian laws on tiger conservation and drew a comparison with USA and the European Union where successfully other programmes of rare species conservation are being carried out. Senior journalist Abhilash Jhandekar spoke on reality of tigers in sanctuaries drawing from his personal experiences. Dr Ramprasad addressed the gathering on the situation of tiger poaching and the ineffectiveness of the present laws. Dr Rajesh Gopal, chief guest from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), spoke about the status and number of tigers left, the areas and states that are threatened in the country. He highlighted the rising tourism in reserves citing that it has become a major problem and even contributed to rising poaching. http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/MP-BHO-conference-on-tiger-conservation-held-2631264.html