Tiger numbers double since 2006 but no presence in three reserves: Census | India News, The Indian Express

Tiger numbers double since 2006 but no presence in three reserves: Census | India News, The Indian Express

Written by Jay Mazoomdaar |New Delhi |Updated: August 19, 2019 4:05:57 pm

Tiger numbers double since 2006 but no presence in three reserves: Census

This is also an incredible 210% rise from 1,411 recorded in 2006, according to the all-India estimation — ‘Status of Tigers, Co-predators, Prey and their Habitat, 2018’ — released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

India’s tiger population has jumped to an estimated 2,967, a rise by 33% over 2,226 reported in 2014. (Photo: Mohnish Kapoor/GTF PIC2)

India’s tiger population has jumped to an estimated 2,967, a rise by 33% over 2,226 reported in 2014. This is also an incredible 210% rise from 1,411 recorded in 2006, according to the all-India estimation — ‘Status of Tigers, Co-predators, Prey and their Habitat, 2018’ — released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.