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How one organisation is working to save the tiger population facing extinction in India.

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101 East - India: Last of the Tigers
Tiger in the Trivandrum Zoo in Kerala, India [Kathy Hearn/Al Jazeera]
Published On 21 Nov 2011
101 East - India: Last of the Tigers
Over 200 tigers live with humans in the Corbett Tiger Reserve, a national park northeast of the Indian capital, New Delhi [Aela Callan/Al Jazeera]
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101 East - India: Last of the Tigers
Producer/reporter Aela Callan and cameraman Lee Ali catch the early morning light [Aela Callan/Al Jazeera]
101 East - India: Last of the Tigers
During the monsoon season, and aided by the forest cover, tiger kills increase at a remarkable rate [Aela Callan/Al Jazeera]
101 East - India: Last of the Tigers
Cameraman Lee Ali busy picking a choice spot for his shot [Aela Callan/Al Jazeera]
101 East - India: Last of the Tigers
Villagers who rely on their livestock for sustenance suffer losses when tigers attack their only source of income [Aela Callan/Al Jazeera]
101 East - India: Last of the Tigers
To avoid any retaliation, the Corbett Interim Relief Scheme pays off villagers for the dead animals [Aela Callan/Al Jazeera]
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101 East - India: Last of the Tigers
Nirmal Ghosh (in grey) is a member of the Corbett Foundation and has been tracking tigers for most of his life [Aela Callan/Al Jazeera]
101 East - India: Last of the Tigers
Anjali Sharma, 10, was attacked by a tiger and now carries a scar on her head as a reminder of that fateful day [Aela Callan/Al Jazeera]
101 East - India: Last of the Tigers
Cameraman Lee Ali prepares his gear ahead of a shoot [Aela Callan/Al Jazeera]
101 East - India: Last of the Tigers
In the Corbett Tiger Reserve, humans and tigers have to learn to live together [Aela Callan/Al Jazeera]
101 East - India: Last of the Tigers
The 101 East team spent two weeks following conservationists in the Corbett Tiger Reserve [Aela Callan/Al Jazeera]