Watch: On International Tiger Day, here are some candid shots of tigers from across the country
India is home to the largest number of tigers in the world.
July 29 is marked as International Tiger Day. On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the All India Tiger Estimation Report 2018 that has put the number of tigers in the country at 2,967.
According to PTI, the number of tigers in the country in 2006 was 1,411, and has risen to 2,967 in 2018.
According to a video released by the Press Information Bureau (top), there are less than 4,000 tigers in the world today, 70% of which live in India.
If you ever wonder how beautiful a #tiger is in the wild, now you know!#GlobalTigerDay @vivek4wild @wti_org_india @action4ifaw #India #IncredibleIndia pic.twitter.com/9WFwp4KujB
— Azzedine T. Downes (@AzzedineTDownes) July 29, 2019
Just back from reviewing India’s latest tiger census. 44,000 people involved in collecting the data and 35 million camera trap photos incl 76,000 of #tigers . #secr and #occupancy used so the estimates are robust. Phenomenal work by Jhala, QQ and their team. pic.twitter.com/a4j4ssUwrz
— Matt Hayward (@ConservResearch) July 20, 2019
The All India Tiger Estimation Report is the result of an exercise undertaken by the government of India every four years to “check the health of the population of tigers in the country”.
What a majestic #cat the #tiger this one in the lush green monsoon fed #Ranthambhor woodlands. Don’t you prefer tigers in habitat like this rather than on a bed!!?? @wti_org_india @AzzedineTDownes @action4ifaw @deespeak @worldlandtrust @IUCN pic.twitter.com/rK6exo7szF
— Vivek Menon (@vivek4wild) July 20, 2019
How are tigers counted?
The PIB video shows a glimpse of the procedure used to count the tigers. It involves foresters and scientists covering approximately “half-a-million square kilometres to collect physical signs of tigers”. The exercise, reportedly, is the biggest wildlife survey ever undertaken in the world.
And as we waited this majestic #tiger named “Jay” came walking through the gate! It’s hard to describe the power he exudes and the knowledge that he could easily pounce the short distance to us lol! @action4ifaw @wti_org_india @vivek4wild @deespeak #wildlife #wildlifephotography pic.twitter.com/pN2ozdSrkt
— Azzedine T. Downes (@AzzedineTDownes) July 23, 2019