Tiger Census

  • In 2010, at the Tiger Summit of St. Petersburg, world leaders committed to doubling tiger numbers by 2022. The tiger population of India is the largest for any country, accounting for >80% of the Global population of 3,159 1 adult free-ranging tigers.
  • The Project Tiger, that was initiated in 1973 with nine tiger reserves 2 (~18,278 km ) has now grown to cover 50 2 tiger reserves (~72,749 km ) covering about 2.21% of India’s geographical area.
  • India has 2,967 tigers, a third more than in 2014, according All India Tiger Census 2018.
  • Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of tigers at 526, ....
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