New Delhi: The number of tigers has decreased in Odisha. In 2018, there were 28 tigers but the number has decreased to 20 in 2022.
This was known from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) report released by the Central Government on the occasion of International Tiger Day on Saturday.
Have a look at how the #tiger numbers add up from different landscapes. Presenting the estimated tiger numbers in each landscape from 2006 to 2022 #TigerDay pic.twitter.com/qOVc1KpyGN
— National Tiger Conservation Authority (@ntca_india) July 29, 2023
According to the NTCA report, the number of tigers in the state has decreased by nearly 30 per cent in the last four years. However, the number of tigers in the Similipal Tiger Reserve has increased from 8 to 16.
The estimated tiger numbers in #Tiger Reserves and tigers utilizing Tiger Reserves in 2022 #InternationalTigerDay2023 pic.twitter.com/tkdcniEQzg
— National Tiger Conservation Authority (@ntca_india) July 29, 2023
As per the National Tiger Conservation Authority, the Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CATS) award for the conservation, maintenance & better management of tigers went to six Tiger Reserves- Kali, Melghat, Pilibhit, Tadoba-Andhari, Nawegaon-Nagzira & Periyar.
With 785 tigers as per the latest tiger estimation exercise, Madhya Pradesh is the Leading Tiger State of India.
India now have a thriving tiger population with a lower and upper limit of 3167-3925 (average3,682).
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