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Tigers throughout the Asia are found across 12 regional tiger conservation landscapes (TCLs), of which India is home to 6 global priority TCLs for long-term tiger conservation significance, harboring more than 60% of the global genetic variation in the tiger species. [17]: 6 India is one of the founding members of the intergovernmental platform ...
A male tiger in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand A tiger in Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh The Bengal tiger ranks among the biggest wild cats alive today. [ 14 ] Males and female Bengal tigers in Panna Tiger Reserve reach a head-to-body length of 183–211 cm (72–83 in) and 164–193 cm (65–76 in) respectively, including a tail ...
India: Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris [30] Indian peafowl (national bird) Pavo cristatus [31] Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) Platanista gangetica [32] Indian elephant (national heritage animal) Elephas maximus indicus [33] Indonesia: Komodo dragon (national animal) Varanus komodoensis [34] Javan hawk-eagle ...
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]
In 1973, the National Tiger Conservation Authority and Project Tiger were founded in India to gain public support for tiger conservation. [175] Since then, 53 tiger reserves covering an area of 75,796 km 2 (29,265 sq mi) have been established in the country up to 2022. [ 195 ]
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] The tiger numbers are of animals aged above 1.5 years. [5] [6]
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. [9] In 2018, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, there were an estimated 2,603–3,346 wild tigers with an average of 2,967 in existence in India. [10]
The theme of the 2024 International Tiger Day is Call for Action. This year's theme highlights the importance of concerted efforts from the global community to save the endangered Tiger species on earth. The revised figures follow detailed analyses of census data collected during the fifth cycle of estimation conducted in 2022.