New Delhi – India has only 1,411 tigers in its protected forests, less than half the numbers in 2001-2002, according to official figures released Tuesday. The latest estimates of the National Tiger Conservation Authority says that according to its latest census, India’s tiger population in the wild ranges between 1,165 and 1,657 – with the average working out at 1,411.
India had 3,642 tigers in 2001-2002, according to an earlier census of the animals in national reserve forests or protected parks.
The latest assessment shows that though the tiger has suffered due to poaching, loss of quality habitat and loss of its prey, there is still hope, Rajesh Gopal, secretary of the Tiger Project, said at a press briefing.
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Not too long ago, the Cheetah roamed in the Indian subcontinent but the rich people’s greed for hunt (shikar) has resulted in wiping out its population completely. The records show that the last three cheetahs were shot dead in mid 1950s by a party of hunters who belonged to a royal family. Thus Asiatic Cheetah are extinct in India.
Tigers also on the way of extinction. This time its for money by market. So sad.
please boycott all tiger products.