India’s tiger population, the largest in the world,
has seen a significant increase thanks to strict measures adopted by authorities,
according to the tiger census (All India Tiger Estimation 2014).
Number of tigers in India has increased by 30% since
2010 to 2,226 in 2014. The numbers mark a significant improvement from 2006
when the number of tigers in India was estimated at 1,411.
India’s environment minister Prakash Javadekar said “Around
7-8 years ago, we were worried about decreasing numbers of tigers. But we
should now congratulate the National Tiger Conservation Authority for their
efforts in improving the situation. We have today 70% of world’s tigers”.
He also listed some of the initiatives of National
Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) including the creation of special tiger
protection force, a special programme for orphaned tiger cubs, efforts to
control poaching and efforts to minimize human-animal conflict and
encroachment.
According to the report, the tiger population has
increased in Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The
Mudumalai-Bandipur-Nagarhole-Wayanad belt across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and
Kerala holds the world’s single largest tiger population with estimated 570
tigers. However, the report revealed that number of tigers has gone down in
states such as Odisha, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh due to poaching and insurgency.
The report is a preliminary one and the final is expected by March.
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