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The tiger has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 1986 and the global tiger population is thought to have continuously declined from an estimated population of 5,000–8,262 tigers in the late 1990s to 3,726–5,578 individuals estimated as of 2022. [1]
This population of tigers has been assessed at the local level in several countries. It is listed as Endangered in Nepal, [113] India, [114] and Bhutan, [115] While Bangladesh [116] and China [117] list it as Critically Endangered. In April 2023, India signed a memorandum of understanding with Cambodia to assist the country with the tiger's ...
We can't have so many tigers and let them eat up humans," he said last month at an event organised to review the country's COP29 outcomes. Attacks by tigers claimed nearly 40 lives and injured 15 ...
The state of Karnataka alone is home to 22% of the elephants, 18% of the tigers and 14% of the leopards in India. The Northeast Indian states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Tripura together with West Bengal account for 30% of the elephants and 5% of the tiger population.
Tigers in the wild typically have a lifespan of 10-15 years, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. Tigers cared for by humans can live upwards of 20 years.
Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris [31] Indian peafowl (national bird) Pavo cristatus [32] Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) Platanista gangetica [33] Indian elephant (national heritage animal) Elephas maximus indicus [34] Indonesia: Komodo dragon (national animal) Varanus komodoensis [35] Javan hawk-eagle ...
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[52] [53] Of these, only in 8 countries can breeding tiger population be found in the wild. [27] India, Nepal and Russia are the only countries that have successfully increased the tiger population through conservation efforts. [52] As of 2022, the tigers are now likely to be extinct in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. [54]