Tamil Nadu tiger population
July 31 , 2023
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- The tiger population in Tamil Nadu has risen from 264 in 2018 to 306 in 2022.
- Among the southern states, Karnataka has the most tigers at 563 followed by TN with 306 and Kerala with 213.
- In the Western Ghats region that is spread across the three southern states, the tiger population in 2022 is at 1,087 against 981 in 2018.
- Compared to 2006, when 76 tigers were recorded in TN, there has been a four-fold increase, more than the other southern states.
- In Kerala, the number of tigers which was 190 during the 2018 census went up to 213 in 2022.
- In Karnataka, the big cat population went up from 524 in 2018 to 563 in 2022.
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