| State of tigers |
Compiled by Moumita Das
The tiger population is indeed dwindling as according to latest government data only 1,411 stripped cats are left in the country. Minister of State for Environment and Forest S Regupathy told the Lok Sabha that the findings indicate a "poor status" of tiger population in areas outside reserves and protected areas. "As per findings of the recent all India estimation of tiger using refined methodology, the total country-level population of tiger is 1411, the lower and upper limits being 1,165 and 1,657 respectively," he said replying to a question.
As per the figure tabled in the House, Madhya Pradesh has 300 tigers -- the highest in the country followed by 290 in Karnataka and 178 in Uttarakhand. Mizoram has six tigers-the lowest in the country.
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