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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.
As per Ministry of Environment and Forests, the wild tiger population in India stood at 2,226 in 2014 with an increase of 30.5% since the 2010 estimate. [4] In 2018, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, there were an estimated 2,967 wild tigers in existence in India. The wild tiger population increased to 3,682 as of 2022. [5]
Based on the result of these surveys, the total tiger population was estimated at 1,411 individuals ranging from 1,165 to 1,657 adult and sub-adult tigers of more than 1.5 years of age. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The 2010 National Tiger Assessment estimated the total population of wild tigers in India at 1,706.
Data reveals that the tigers in the country almost doubled in the last 17 years. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
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The state of Karnataka in South India has a rich diversity of flora and fauna. It has a recorded forest area of 38,720 km 2 which constitutes 55% of the geographical area of the state. These forests support 25% of the elephant population and 20% of the tiger population of India.
[53] [54] Of these, only in 8 countries can breeding tiger population be found in the wild. [28] India, Nepal and Russia are the only countries that have successfully increased the tiger population through conservation efforts. [53] As of 2022, the tigers are now likely to be extinct in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. [55]
The Bengal tiger is a population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies. It ranks among the largest wild cats alive today. It is estimated to have been present in the Indian subcontinent since the Late Pleistocene for about 12,000 to 16,500 years.