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| Tiger population in India increases by 30% to more than 2,000 | Tiger population in India increases by 30% to more than 2,000 |
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| India has hailed a sharp rise in its tiger population as a result of sustained conservation efforts. | India has hailed a sharp rise in its tiger population as a result of sustained conservation efforts. |
| Last year's consensus found at least 2,226 tigers in forests across the country, up from 1,706 in 2010. | Last year's consensus found at least 2,226 tigers in forests across the country, up from 1,706 in 2010. |
| Environment minister Prakash Javadekar described the figure as a huge success story and said it was the result of sustained conservation efforts. | Environment minister Prakash Javadekar described the figure as a huge success story and said it was the result of sustained conservation efforts. |
| “While the tiger population is falling in the world, it is rising in India. This is great news,” Javadekar told journalists in New Delhi. | “While the tiger population is falling in the world, it is rising in India. This is great news,” Javadekar told journalists in New Delhi. |
| Tigers in India have been threatened by rampant poaching and shrinking habitats from deforestation caused by power projects, roads and human settlements as the country pushes ahead with rapid industrialization and economic development. | Tigers in India have been threatened by rampant poaching and shrinking habitats from deforestation caused by power projects, roads and human settlements as the country pushes ahead with rapid industrialization and economic development. |
| The disappearance of forests has affected the availability of prey and led tigers to stray into human habitats. | The disappearance of forests has affected the availability of prey and led tigers to stray into human habitats. |
| A century ago an estimated 100,000 tigers roamed India's forests. Their numbers declined steadily till the 1970s, when India banned tiger hunting and embarked on a program to create special reserves and protected areas in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. Conservation efforts began to pay off around 2010 when tiger numbers began to rise. | A century ago an estimated 100,000 tigers roamed India's forests. Their numbers declined steadily till the 1970s, when India banned tiger hunting and embarked on a program to create special reserves and protected areas in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. Conservation efforts began to pay off around 2010 when tiger numbers began to rise. |
| India faces intense international scrutiny over its tiger conservation efforts as it has nearly three-fourths of the world's estimated 3,200 tigers. | India faces intense international scrutiny over its tiger conservation efforts as it has nearly three-fourths of the world's estimated 3,200 tigers. |
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