Dehradun
India’s first tiger cell will set up at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) campus in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and WII. The cell will house a database of tigers as well as DNA and stripes samples of the big cats from over 50 tiger reserves and will aid conservation efforts by preventing poaching and providing an update on tiger numbers.