The felines, which play a pivotal and a crucial part in the health of the ecosystem are numbered at 2,967 across the country, out of which, 312 tigers are from the tiger projects in Maharashtra. This figure has come to the forefront in the Fourth All India Tiger Census report.
On the eve of World Tiger Day, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javedkar released a detailed report on the tiger census at the National Media Center. Union Minister of State Babul Supriyo and senior officials of the department were present on the occasion.
The growing number of tigers
In the published report, a total of 312 tigers have been recorded in the six tiger projects that are spread across Maharashtra. In the previous report, the number was 103 in 2006, 168 in 2010 and 190 in 2014. In the survey of 2018-19, this number has increased to 312. This is expected to boost the tourism sector at the Tiger Project in the future.
The balance of the environment
The ‘tiger’ is the king of the forest and is considered to be an important element of the forest in order to maintain the balance of nature. The increasing number of tigers shows that the environment is healing. In India, tigers make up 70 per cent of the world's tigers. Therefore, continual efforts are always being made to provide water and fodder in the forests to prevent human-animal conflict. The tiger happens to be a top predator which is at the apex of the food chain and keeps the population of wild ungulates in check.
The Fourth All India Tiger Estimation: Key points
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