Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated a national workshop on tiger reintroduction in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, commemorating 18 years since tigers were reintroduced to Sariska Tiger Reserve. The reserve had zero tigers in 2008 and now has 56 tigers. The Sariska tiger reintroduction programme is described as the world’s first successful scientific reintroduction of tigers into a landscape where the species had become locally extinct. The number of tiger reserves in India increased from 46 to 58 in the last decade. Tiger conservation is not merely about protecting a single species, but about conserving forests, watersheds and the rich biodiversity that shares the tiger’s habitat. The report titled 'Reintroduction and Recovery of Tigers in India' was released by Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday. The National Tiger Conservation Authority assessed two decades of India’s tiger reintroduction and population recovery programme across 12 tiger reserves, according to the Hindu. Outcomes of tiger reintroductions or supplementation through translocation of tigers in 12 tiger reserves have not always been successful, according to the Indian Express. About 25 of India’s 58 tiger reserves have no tigers or low prey abundance and need priority interventions to establish long-term viable tiger populations, according to the Indian Express. Panna Tiger Reserve had zero tigers in 2009 and now has 88 tigers, according to Orissapost.com. Satkosia Tiger Reserve had two tigers reintroduced in 2018 and currently has zero tigers, according to Orissapost.com. Rajaji Tiger Reserve (western part) had five tigers introduced in 2020 and currently has zero tigers, according to Orissapost.com. Sariska today serves as a global example of successful species restoration, according to HindustanTimes.com.