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- Tiger numbers have been rapidly falling in recent years due to a rise in poaching, which experts say is now organised in a similar way to drug trafficking. The Indian authorities have not been able to put a stop to poaching, partly because of the ever-changing techniques used by the cartels behind it.
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Apr 10, 2023 · Authorities have relocated and paid entire villages to make space for tigers, and created wildlife corridors to link their fragmented habitats. The government has also invested in technology like...
Apr 10, 2023 · According to the 2022 report, the tiger population has increased substantially in the Shivalik and Gangetic flood plains in the north followed by central India, where tigers have entered new...
Apr 15, 2023 · India’s tiger population annually grows at about 6% an annum with high mortality rates among cubs. Apart from natural mortality, the other causes are threats from invasive species,...
23 hours ago · British colonialism turned India's tigers into trophies. Between 1860 and 1950, more than 65,000 were shot for their skins. The fortunes of the Bengal tiger, one of Earth's biggest species of big ...
Jul 29, 2023 · India currently harbors almost 75% of the world’s wild tiger population. The first phase of tiger conservation in the 1970s focused on enacting the Wildlife Protection Act and establishing protected areas for tigers and tropical forests.
Jul 29, 2019 · From 28 in 2006, the number of tiger reserves went up to 50 in 2018, extending protection to larger numbers of tigers over the years. Healthy increases in core area populations eventually lead to migrations to areas outside the core; this is why the 2018 census has found tigers in newer areas.
Oct 30, 2019 · India’s tigers seem to be a massive success story — many scientists aren’t sure. Researchers question official figures showing a sharp rise in the tiger population, and the country’s plans to...
