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Tiger Population of India in 2023
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- India’s tiger population increased to 3,682 in 2022, up from 2,967 in 2018.
- It was estimated by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), which coordinates the quadrennial tiger census.
- India recorded a 23.5% increase in tiger population between 2018 and 2022.
- This also indicates significant growth over the last decade.
- There were 2,226 tigers reported in 2014, up from 1,706 in 2010.
- The country accounting for 75%of the tigers in the world.
- Around 80% of the tigers (2,885) now reside in eight of the 18 tiger states.
- It includes Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Assam.
- In 2022, the maximum number of tigers were reported in Madhya Pradesh (785).
- It was followed by Karnataka (563), Uttarakhand (560), and Maharashtra (444).
- The central Indian and Western Ghats landscapes have contributed 2,526 tigers to the total number.
- The reserves with the maximum number of tigers were at the Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, which reported 260 animals.
- It is followed by Bandipur (150), and Nagarhole (141), both in Karnataka.
- Globally, the number of tigers increased from 3,890 in 2016 to 5,575 in 2023.
- India’s tigers are largely concentrated in 53 dedicated tiger reserves spread across 75,796 square km, spanning about 2.3% of India’s total land area.
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