India’s tiger count has gone up by more than 30 per cent in the past four years, according to a latest study on tiger population which was released on Tuesday.
Uttarakhand is now second only to Karnataka in tiger density, the new tiger census released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests on Tuesday has revealed.
This is the third round of the country level assessment of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey, using the refined methodology. As a country having the maximum number of tigers and their source area, India also has the unique distinction of embarking on this refined methodology across all forested habitats and tiger States within the country.
Alarmed by the critically endangered status of vultures in the country, the forthcoming tiger census will also include the count of raptors from the respective States along with big cats.
LUCKNOW: The tiger census report to be released this month will not only give the final count of tigers in the country but also the number of endangered scavengers - vultures and the state of biodi
PILIBHIT: Taking cognizance of the matter related to rapid decrease in number of tigers in Pilibhit Tiger Reserve in three years, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has decided to set up an enquiry in t
The Nature Conservation Foundation, in collaboration with the Forest department, has begun a study to ascertain the population density of leopards in the State, as Karnataka lacks scientific data o
