The tiger census did not register any presence of the striped big cat in Buxa Tiger Reserve (TR) in West Bengal, Palamu TR in Jharkhand and Dampa TR in Mizoram.
The report, Status of Tigers Co-predators & Prey in India - 2018, was released by Prime Minister on 2019 July 29th of the International Tiger Day.
In the Status report of 2014, the tiger population of Buxa, Palamu and Dampa stood at 2 (Bauxa TR), 3 (Dampa TR) and 3 (Palamu TR).