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| Tiger census paints grim picture |
| According to the latest tiger census, released by the government on Tuesday, there has been a sharp decline in the numbers of the elegant predators
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| INDIA
, 12-February-2008
10:21:35 AM |
| According to the latest tiger census, released by the government on Tuesday, there has been a sharp decline in the numbers of the elegant predators.
The census says the number of tigers stands at 1411, a dramatic fall from 3600 tigers in the 2002 census.
The state wise statistics stand as follows:
Uttarakhand- 178
Karnataka- 290
Assam- 70
Rajasthan- 32
Madhya Pradesh- 300
Most promising tiger growth is in the Terrai region of the Himalayas, which includes Corbett, Rajaji National Park, Dudhwa and the Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar
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