India's Tiger Population Growth and Conservation Efforts
| Why in News | Key Points |
|---|---|
| India's Tiger Population Growth | - India's tiger population reached3,682in2022. (Up from 1,411 in 2006)- 6% annual increasein consistently monitored areas.- Growth due toProject TigerandNational Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)efforts. |
| National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) | - Focus onmaterial support,restricting habitat interventions, andSOPsfor tiger management. |
| Project Tiger | - Government initiative for tiger conservation since1973.- Funding supports infrastructure, capacity building, and tiger reserves. |
| Key Regions for Tiger Population Growth | - Central Indian LandscapeandEastern Ghats: 1,033 to1,439(2018-2022).- Shivalik-Gangetic Plains: 646 to819(2018-2022).- Sundarbans: 88 to101(2018-2022). |
| Key States | - Madhya Pradesh: 526 to785(2018-2022).- Maharashtra: 312 to444(2018-2022). |
| Declines in Tiger Population | - Odisha,Telangana,Chhattisgarh,Jharkhand: Declines in tiger numbers.- Arunachal Pradesh: 29 to9tigers (2018-2022). |
| Legislative Actions | - Tigeris theNational Animalof India.- is theNational Birdof India.- Both are underSchedule-Iof theWildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. |