Population
of Bengal Tigers
The Bengal tiger occurs primarily throughout India, with smaller populations in southern Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and western Myanmar.
The tiger, one of the most magnificent animals in the world, is also one of the most endangered.
Of the eight original subspecies of tigers, three have become extinct within the last 60 years; and there are less than 50 South China tiger left on this planet
Before the 1900's there was an estimated 100,000 tigers in Asia
Since 1900, the tiger's habitat and numbers have been reduced by up to 95 per cent.
The first all-India census in 1971 produced a baseline figure of 1,800 tigers. Project Tiger and Wildlife Institute of India officials reported in subsequent censuses that tiger numbers increased to 4,334 in 1989.
The Government of India, influenced by the overwhelming interest of Mrs. Gandhi, and the offer of a million dollar donation made by Guy Mountfort on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund, initiated Project Tiger in 1972-73.
By 1994 an estimated 4,500 tigers were recorded in india 1/2 of which are in 66 protected areas in india
The 1994 International Tiger Studbook lists the current global captive population of Bengal tigers at 333 tigers; 289 have the typical orange color tigers, the remaining 44 are the white color tigers.
Despite 20 years of international conservation efforts, we are still losing ground in the battle to save the tiger.
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