According to the latest census data released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Karnataka’s Mysuru on the occasion of Project Tiger’s 50th anniversary on Sunday, the number of tigers in India has increased by 6.74% from 2,967 in 2018 to 3,167 now.
In 2006, there were 1,411 tigers, 1,706 in 2010, 2,226 in 2014, and 2,967 in 2018. According to the estimates, tiger numbers have increased by 124.45% since 2006.
During the Amrit Kaal, PM Modi also released a vision document on tigers, a commemorative coin of 50 rupees, and the 5th cycle of tiger reserve evaluation in India. He also established an international big cat alliance to protect seven big cats: tigers, leopards, cheetahs, lions, snow leopards, pumas, and jaguars.
This alliance will focus on preventing the extinction of these big cats due to a variety of threats, including climate change, and will include 97 range countries. It will drive benchmarking of big cat conservation practices and create a fund for big cat conservation.
Tiger reserves have increased from 28 in 2006 to 51 today. According to PM Modi, strong conservation management in India has resulted in a 29% increase in the number of Lions in Gujarat (674 in 2020 compared to 523 in 2015).
