Status of Tigers in India, 2014, Event

India’s tiger population has significantly increased according to the 2014-15 India tiger estimation report released on 20 January 2014. Recent years have seen a dramatic rise in numbers– from 1,411 in 2006 to 2,226 in 2014. The report, Status of Tigers in India, 2014, published by the National Tiger Conservation Authority of the Government of India, highlights that the future of tigers in India depends on maintaining undisturbed core habitats for breeding tiger populations, habitat connectivity and protection from poaching of tigers and their prey.

Aktuellen Bestandszählungen zufolge ist es in Indien gelungen die nationale Tigerpopulation seit 2010 um rund 30 Prozent auf offiziell 2226 Tiere zu erhöhen. Das teilte die indische Regierung am 20. Januar 2015 in Neu-Delhi mit.