India's Tiger Population Has
Increased to Nearly 3,000.
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi,
recently announced that the country’s number
of tigers has grown by almost 600 since 2014.
Nine years ago, it was decided in St. Petersburg
(Russia) that the target of doubling the tiger
population would be 2022. We in India
completed this target four years in advance, Narendra Modi, via ‘Time’.
Tigers are categorized as
endangered and are the
national animal of India.
The nearly 3,000 tigers is a “historic
achievement,” as India’s tiger population had
previously dwindled to 1,400 about 15 years ago. .
India first began creating sanctuaries in
national parks in the 1970s, with the number
of protected areas in India reaching 860 in 2018. .
There were also a reported 100 community
reserves in 2018, which is a significant
increase from the 43 that existed in 2014. .
According to Prime Minister Modi, India is one of the
“biggest and safest habitats” for tigers in the world. .