Can Sariska roar again?
The National Tiger Conservation Authority has been under pressure to produce results, especially after it acknowledged some months ago that the population of the big cat has declined sharply. Reintroducing tigers into Rajasthan's Sariska reserve, where the animal went locally extinct about four years ago, is a predictable first-order priority for the authority. A success here is bound to encourage intensified conservation efforts and also help forest managers live down the ignominious wipe-out.