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It had been a disappointing 100 years for the majestic cats. Around 100,000 tigers still lived in the wild in the 1990s, but 97 percent were lost in a century of constant decline.
But their numbers were finally on the rise, marking a turning point for the tigers’ plight against poaching and loss of habitat. There are now 3,890 tigers, which is 700 more than the figure from 2010 when the population was estimated to be 3,200. The figure was collated from national surveys conducted in tiger range states and from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has attributed the increase in number to rising tiger populations in India, Russia, Nepal and Bhutan, besides more accurate surveys and enhanced protection of the species.
Tiger count across Asia Bangladesh: 106, Bhutan: 103, Cambodia: 0, China: 7, India: 2,226, Indonesia: 371, Laos: 2, Malaysia: 250, Nepal: 198, Russia: 433, Thailand: 189, Vietnam: 5 and Myanmar: No current data available: Total: 3,890.
Nepal has emerged strongly in its management against poaching through a professionalised approach to wildlife protection, according to the global non-governmental organisation. “This is a pivotal step in the recovery of one of the world’s most endangered and iconic species,” said Ginette Hemley, senior vice president of wildlife conservation at WWF. “Together with governments, local communities, philanthropists and other NGOs, we’ve begun to reverse the trend in the century-long decline of tigers.”
It had been a disappointing 100 years for the majestic cats. Around 100,000 tigers still lived in the wild in the 1990s, but 97 percent were lost in a century of constant decline.
But their numbers were finally on the rise, marking a turning point for the tigers’ plight against poaching and loss of habitat. There are now 3,890 tigers, which is 700 more than the figure from 2010 when the population was estimated to be 3,200. The figure was collated from national surveys conducted in tiger range states and from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has attributed the increase in number to rising tiger populations in India, Russia, Nepal and Bhutan, besides more accurate surveys and enhanced protection of the species.
Tiger count across Asia Bangladesh: 106, Bhutan: 103, Cambodia: 0, China: 7, India: 2,226, Indonesia: 371, Laos: 2, Malaysia: 250, Nepal: 198, Russia: 433, Thailand: 189, Vietnam: 5 and Myanmar: No current data available: Total: 3,890.
Nepal has emerged strongly in its management against poaching through a professionalised approach to wildlife protection, according to the global non-governmental organisation. “This is a pivotal step in the recovery of one of the world’s most endangered and iconic species,” said Ginette Hemley, senior vice president of wildlife conservation at WWF. “Together with governments, local communities, philanthropists and other NGOs, we’ve begun to reverse the trend in the century-long decline of tigers.”
