UPSC Prelims 2018 · CSAT (Paper 2) · Q79

Comprehension

Medium · Crucial message (same, second passage)

Relocating tigers to bolster genetically isolated, dwindling populations in fragmented reserves has shown some early success, but conservationists caution that translocation alone cannot substitute for the long-term work of maintaining and restoring wildlife corridors that allow tigers to move and breed naturally between reserves, since isolated populations will otherwise require repeated, resource-intensive interventions indefinitely.

Which among the following is the most rational and crucial message conveyed by the above passage?