India has lost more than 50 per cent of its tiger population in the past five years with the numbers dwindling to 1,411 from 3,642 in 2001-02, according to the latest tiger census report. The "State of tiger, co-predators and prey in India' report, released here on Tuesday, said there had been an overall decrease in the tiger population except in Tamil Nadu where the numbers have gone up substantially from 60 in 2001-02 to 76.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/over-half-tigers-lost-5-years-census
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-tiger-conservation-authority
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger-reserves
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
