Mike Sarnitz
World-survival Coordinator
World-survival Coordinator
The number of tigers in the wild has risen for the first time in more than a century, with some 3,890 counted in the latest global census, according to wildlife conservation groups.
The tally marks a turnaround from the last worldwide estimate in 2010, when the number of tigers in the wild hit an all-time low of about 3,200, according to the World Wildlife Fund and the Global Tiger Forum.
India alone holds more than half of them, with 2,226 tigers roaming reserves across the country, from the southern tip of Kerala state to the eastern swamps in West Bengal, according to its last count in 2014.
But while experts said the news was cause for celebration, they stopped short of saying the number of tigers was actually rising. In other words, it may just be that experts are aware of more tigers, thanks to the fact that survey methods are improving and more areas are being included.
But this is the first time tiger counts are increasing since 1900, when there were more than 100,000 tigers in the wild.
India alone holds more than half of them, with 2,226 tigers roaming reserves across the country, from the southern tip of Kerala state to the eastern swamps in West Bengal, according to its last count in 2014.
But while experts said the news was cause for celebration, they stopped short of saying the number of tigers was actually rising. In other words, it may just be that experts are aware of more tigers, thanks to the fact that survey methods are improving and more areas are being included.
But this is the first time tiger counts are increasing since 1900, when there were more than 100,000 tigers in the wild.
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World Martial Arts Champion Mike Sarnitz
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Save the Tigers !
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asks you to support the WWF project:
Save the Tigers !
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Mike Sarnitz is in the Emergency Relief Unit
TAIFUN HAIYAN, Philippines and asks you to donate:
SOS Children's Village
International Red Cross
Doctors Without Borders
TAIFUN HAIYAN, Philippines and asks you to donate:
SOS Children's Village
International Red Cross
Doctors Without Borders