Tigers need large connected landscapes to maintain viable populations. Corridors between reserves allow dispersal, gene flow, and reduce human-conflict mortality.
Wild tiger welfare is threatened by territory compression forcing increased human contact and resulting conflict mortality. Tigers killed in retaliation for livestock depredation or human attacks die violently, often by poisoning or snaring — both causing prolonged suffering. Dispersing subadult tigers navigating unprotected corridors face the highest mortality risk. Camera trap and GPS collar monitoring programs allow rapid response to injured or conflict tigers, enabling translocation or treatment before welfare-compromising situations escalate.