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Tiger – Census, Conservation and Reserves
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- The Global Tiger day was observed on July 29, 2019.
- On this occasion, the results of fourth tiger census was released in India.
- The survey was conducted by Wildlife Institute of India.
- It has revealed that India has a total of 2,967 tigers.
- The first survey was held in 2006.
- It is now held every 4 years.
- Madhya Pradesh saw the highest number of tigers at 526, closely followed by Karnataka (524) and Uttarakhand (442).
- Chhattisgarh and Mizoram saw a decline in tiger population.
- Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of tigers.
- Tx2’ programme was launched by World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) at the 2010 St Petersburg Tiger Summit held in Russia.
- Under it, 13 tiger range countries had agreed to double the world tiger population by 2022.
- Nepal become first country in the world to double its tiger population as part of World Wildlife Foundation’s (WWF) ‘Tx2’ programme.
Tamilnadu Specifics
- All the four Tamilnadu tiger reserves have been ranked “very good” in the census. They are
- Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR)
- Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR)
- Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR)
- Kalakkad – Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR)
- STR in Tamil Nadu registered the “maximum improvement” since 2014. It has shown a 30% increase in tiger population since 2014.
- STR was also awarded by Prime Minister for highest increment in the quadrennial tiger census.
- There is also a proposal to form a fifth tiger reserve in Tamilnadu linking both
- Meghamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Theni district
- Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary, Virudhunagar district.
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