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The Bengal tiger is a population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies. It ranks among the largest wild cats alive today. It is estimated to have been present in the Indian subcontinent since the Late Pleistocene for about 12,000 to 16,500 years.
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The Bengal tiger and the Indian elephant are endangered species which are protected by Project Tiger and Project Elephant programmes run by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. [1] [2] [3] Indian Leopards are vulnerable and protected species. [4] Asiatic lion is an endangered species only found in Gir National Park of India ...
As per Ministry of Environment and Forests, the wild tiger population in India stood at 2,226 in 2014 with an increase of 30.5% since the 2010 estimate. [4] In 2018, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, there were an estimated 2,967 wild tigers in existence in India. The wild tiger population increased to 3,682 as of 2022. [5]
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Population Description Image Bengal tiger formerly P. t. tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) [2] This population inhabits the Indian subcontinent. [17] The Bengal tiger has shorter fur than tigers further north, [8] with a light tawny to orange-red colouration, [8] [18] and relatively long and narrow nostrils. [19] † Caspian tiger formerly P. t. virgata ...
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Camera Trap used in estimating the Tiger Population. After the Sariska incident in 2004–05, where all the tigers were lost due to poaching but the official records showed presence of tiger population based on the pugmark census, Tiger Task Force (TTF) was constituted which recommended changes in the population assessment method. [17]