NEW DELHI: India's wild tiger population has increased by more than 30 per cent in the last four years, according to a new census released on ...
NEW DELHI: India's wild tiger population has increased by more than 30 per cent in the last four years, according to a new census released on Monday , raising hopes for the survival of the endangered species.
The massive surveys are conducted every four years, with the latest census, titled All India Tiger Estimation Report 2018, spanning 15 months and using 26,000 camera traps that took almost 350,000 images across known tiger habitats, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said in announcing its release.
"The scale and magnitude of the assessment is unparallelled globally," Global Tiger Forum secretary general Rajesh Gopal said.Authorities across Asia are waging a major battle against poachers, who often sell tiger body parts to the lucrative traditional Chinese medicine market, as well as other man-made problems such as habitat loss.
More than 60 tigers have died or been killed so far this year across the country, according to government figures.
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