It is shocking that we are left with only 1,411 tigers. But is the figure accurate? Whether that number has been authenticated by some reliable agency with some strong corroborative evidence to support the figure is not known.
Also how is it that the numbers have so dwindled? Project Tiger was launched way back in 1972 to protect the Bengal Tiger and by the year 2008 there were some 40 Project Tiger ‘Tiger Reserves in India’ with the famous Jim Corbett National Park at Ramnagar leading the list of protected bio-geographical spheres to act as safe havens for this species.
In 1990, there were some 3500 Tigers alive but then horrible episodes like the vanishing of Tigers from the Sariska Tiger Reserve were reported
In 1990, there were some 3500 Tigers alive but then horrible episodes like the vanishing of Tigers from the Sariska Tiger Reserve were reported
