first of its kind in the country, organised to mark 50 years of Project Tiger. The three-day conference will focus on protection and conservation of seven major big cats of the world – tigers, lions, leopards, snow leopards, pumas, jaguars and cheetahs. PM Modi further said that there is no conflict between “ecology and economy” and that it was imperative that an emotional and economic bond between human communities and wildlife be established to ensure that conservation is a success