Study finds India doubled its tiger population in a decade and credits conservation efforts
India doubled its tiger population in a little over a decade by protecting the big cats from poaching and habitat loss, ensuring they have enough prey, reducing human-wildlife conflict, and increasing communities’ living standards near tiger areas. That’s according to a study published Thursday. The number of tigers grew from an estimated 1,706 in 2010 to around 3,682 in 2022, according to estimates by the National Tiger Conservation Authority. That makes India home to roughly 75% of the global tiger population. The study found that some local communities near tiger habitats have also benefited from the increase in tigers because of the foot traffic and revenues from ecotourism.
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