India’s tiger population rises, Madhya Pradesh has most big cats
India’s tiger population rises, Madhya Pradesh has most big cats
India’s tiger population increased to 3,682 in 2022, up from 2,967 in 2018, according to an estimate released on July 29. This is an upward revision from April in 2023, when a minimum of 3,167 animals were estimated by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), which coordinates the quadrennial tiger ce...
The estimated number of 3,582 is an average figure for a population that likely ranges between 3,167 and 3,925. Tiger numbers are estimated based on the number of unique tigers captured on camera, plus an estimate of animals that may have not been photographed.
Still very low, but fantastic that they are on the up. Hope it continues
This post has been sponsored by tigers who want you to forget that you are made of tiger food.
I don't think some people realize how many people tigers kill every year...
"The Indian government reports that an average of 34 people were killed annually by tigers in that nation between 2015 and 2018, while the United States has seen only nine fatal cougar attacks since 1980."
It actually looks like not all that many. Sure, there would be more deaths if there were more tigers, but we could also stop encroaching on their territory and have national parks around the world to protect their habitats. Predators are important to the food chain even if they're animals that could also attack humans.
Good!
Well done India
"This is good news !😅😅😅"
- Some Drukpa / Monpa farmer.
That is propaganda and very sad news actually. Short story how this happens. Private companies goes in to self sufficient villages.
- Bribes (with gov funds)
- If fails threaten
- If fails violence and murders. Bulldozing villages. Relocation of people to desert regions with no infrastructure or farming land.
Best outcome for the young ? Servants to to tourists that fill the pockets of murderers. Government ,police and capitalists in cohort splitting the profits.
Source , me . I did a study wrote a uni paper in collaborations with https://equitabletourism.org/ many years ago in Madhya Pradesh
What does this have to do with big cats?
Tiger reserves as a tourism industry. Can't have people in the reserves.
scary good news
Both good and scary?