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The Tiger census



The striped predator, whose population touched a low of 1,411 in the last census, has shown a 16% rise in numbers with the latest count showing an estimated 1,706 tigers in the country—including 70 found in Sunderbans, which was not part of the 2006 count. The census report, the second counting exercise to use scientific sampling methods, shows India’s tiger population is stabilizing and even thriving in many big tiger reserves. The most impressive surge in numbers comes from the Nagarhole-Wayanad-Madumalai belt (across Karnataka, TN and Kerala), which with an estimated population of 382 tigers has shown a 36% rise from the previous count. Huge rise in tiger population in Western Ghats. Number estimated at 534, up 122 from previous count Tiger population also up in Himalayan terai-Gangetic plains and Northeast Losses reported from MP, Andhra Pradesh

1 comment:

Prasad said...

This is the very good news for all of us because tigers are now in a very bad position. We have to increase tigers population as much as possible.