World's tiger count rises for first time in 100 years

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Worlds tiger count rises for first time in 100 years

New Delhi - The world's count of wild tigers roaming forests from Russia to Vietnam has gone up for the first time in more than a century.

By Sarakshi Rai

Published: Mon 11 Apr 2016, 3:56 PM

Last updated: Mon 11 Apr 2016, 6:41 PM

Finally we have some good news on the world's tiger population. The world's count of wild tigers roaming forests from Russia in the west to Vietnam in the east has gone up for the first time in more than a century.
According to the latest figures released on Monday, the latest global census is 3,890, as counted by conservation groups and national governments.

BREAKING NEWS: Wild tiger numbers have increased for the first time globally ? https://t.co/yfUzNvl1qT #doubletigers pic.twitter.com/ezXPIbhZFB
- WWF Tigers (@WWF_tigers) April 10, 2016

"For the first time after decades of constant decline, tiger numbers are on the rise. This offers us great hope and shows that we can save species and their habitats when governments, local communities and conservationists work together," said Marco Lambertini, Director General of WWF International.
In 2010 there were just 3,200 tigers in the wild. But - to put that in perspective - at the turn of the last century in 1900, there were 100,000. Shocking isn't it?
The tiger population India, Russia, Nepal and Bhutan has shown a remarkable resurgence as a result of improved surveys and enhanced protection for these animals.
India alone holds more than half of the world's tiger population, with 2,226 tigers in reserves that span the length and breadth of the country, from the southern tip of Kerala state to the eastern swamps in West Bengal, according to its last count in 2014.
It is followed by Russia (433), Indonesia (371), Malaysia (250), Nepal (198), Thailand (189), Bangladesh (106) and Bhutan (103).
According to a study published on April 1 in the Science Advances journal found that there are still enough forest spaces on Earth to support a doubling of the tiger population, but that is only if these areas are kept protected.
The recent figures were released ahead of a major tiger conservation meeting organised by PM Modi in New Delhi tomorrow of ministers from 13 countries with tiger populations. The conference hopes to double the global tiger population by 2022.
However, skeptics hope that these figures are indeed as a result of numbers rising and not thanks to improving survey methods and more areas being included in data collection.
Hollywood actor and WWF board member Leonardo di Caprio also said in a statement, "I am so proud that our collective efforts have begun to make progress toward our goal, but there is still so much to be done." He also runs a nonprofit foundation involved in tiger conservation.

#Regram #RG @UNBiodiversity: The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest wild cat in the world. Tigers occupy a variety of habitats from tropical forests, evergreen forests, woodlands and mangrove swamps to grasslands, savannah and rocky country. They are mostly nocturnal and are predators that rely on the camouflage their stripes provide. The tiger is an endangered species. Poaching for fur and body parts and destruction of habitat have greatly reduced tiger populations in the wild. At the start of the 20th century, it is estimated there were over 100,000 tigers in the wild, but the population has dwindled outside of captivity to between 1,500 and 3,500. Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/90389546@N00/3512034897/ #biodiversity #habitatloss #wildlife #nature #tigers #conservation #tiger
A photo posted by Leonardo DiCaprio (@leonardodicaprio) on Jul 31, 2015 at 7:55am PDT