Tiger Numbers Up, But Habitat A Worry

According to ministry sources, more number of tigers have been spotted in Ranthambore in Rajasthan, Corbett in Uttaranchal, Kaziranga in Assam, Bandipur in Karnataka, Periyar in Kerala, Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh, Andheri-Todaba and Melghat in Maharashtra.

The tiger estimation has not shown comparatively good results in Arunchal Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa, sources said.

The good news will be coming from Central and Western Indian landscape, where tiger population had dwindled the most in the last estimation in 2008. Read the full report here.

Source: Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, New Delhi.