Wildlife & Biodiversity

India's tiger map

In 4 of the 5 states where the number of tigers fell, large areas of forests were diverted to mining

 
By DTE Staff
Published: Tuesday 27 August 2019

Overall population has doubled since 2006

Source: The Status of Tiger in India, 2018, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

 

(This was first published in Down To Earth's print edition dated 16-31 August, 2019)

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