The tiger is India's national animal.
NEW DELHI — India's tiger population has grown to nearly 3,000, making the country one of the safest habitats for the endangered animals.
The tiger is India's national animal and is categorized as endangered under the Wildlife Protection Act. "Nine years ago, it was decided in St. Petersburg that the target of doubling the tiger population would be 2022. We in India completed this target four years in advance," Modi said. "But we still have a long way to go to secure a long-term future for wild tigers," she cautioned, adding that human-tiger conflict was one of the biggest conservation challenges because India has so many people.
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