Tiger numbers grow by 30% in 4 years: Can forests sustain India's Big Cat boom?

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Tiger numbers grow by 30% in 4 years: Can forests sustain India's Big Cat boom? [1]

The latest tiger census results showing a 30% increase in Big Cat numbers in four years throws up a crucial question for conservationists and policy-makers: how many tigers can India's forests hold

Publication Date:

21/01/2015

Author(s): Amit Bhattacharya [2]

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi) [3]

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