The new estimation study of all-India tiger population that has carried out in the designated 39 tiger reserves across the country has mentioned an increase of 295 tigers in India. The population is estimated at 1706 from the previous 1411.
The tiger census 2011 was released at the International Tiger Conference.
Highlights of Tiger census 2010-11:
- Population estimate of tigers at 1706, up by 295
- Tiger estimate in Shivalik-Gangetic plains: 353, up by 56
- Estimate in Brahmaputra flood plains, North-east hills: 148, up by 48
- Tiger population estimate in Central and Eastern Ghats: 601
- Tiger population estimate in Western Ghats: 534, up by 132
- Tiger population estimate in Sunderbans: 70
The conference will discuss plans, challenges, and priorities for executing the Global Tiger Recovery Programme (GTRP) that aims to double the wild tiger population by the year 2022.
In addition to the census report, a film on India’s 30 years since the beginning of Project Tiger will also be released at the conference.
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