India’s tiger population increased to 3,682 in 2022, up from 2,967 in 2018, according to an estimate released on July 29. This is an upward revision from April in 2023, when a minimum of 3,167 animals were estimated by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), which coordinates the quadrennial tiger census.

The estimated number of 3,582 is an average figure for a population that likely ranges between 3,167 and 3,925. Tiger numbers are estimated based on the number of unique tigers captured on camera, plus an estimate of animals that may have not been photographed.

  • @[email protected]English
    1•2 years ago

    That is propaganda and very sad news actually. Short story how this happens. Private companies goes in to self sufficient villages.

    1. Bribes (with gov funds)
    2. If fails threaten
    3. If fails violence and murders. Bulldozing villages. Relocation of people to desert regions with no infrastructure or farming land.

    Best outcome for the young ? Servants to to tourists that fill the pockets of murderers. Government ,police and capitalists in cohort splitting the profits.

    Source , me . I did a study wrote a uni paper in collaborations with https://equitabletourism.org/ many years ago in Madhya Pradesh

    • @dragonflyteapartyEnglish
      1•2 years ago

      What does this have to do with big cats?

      • @[email protected]English
        1•2 years ago

        Tiger reserves as a tourism industry. Can’t have people in the reserves.