(The Gist of PIB) 4th Tiger assessment report released on world tiger day

[August-2020]

It was released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and report assesses the status of tigers in terms of spatial occupancy and density of individual populations across India.

At 2,967, India hosts 70% of the world's tigers. Tigers were observed to be increasing at a rate of 6% per annum (2006 to 2018).
Nearly a third of India's tigers are living outside tiger reserves.
Madhya Pradesh has the maximum number of tigers followed by Karnataka.
Northeast has suffered losses in population. Tiger status in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha has steadily declined.
Largest contiguous tiger population in the world of about 724 tigers was found in the Western Ghats (Nagarhole-Bandipur-Wayanad -Mudumalai- Satyamangalam-BRT block).
Corbett Tiger Reserve had the largest population of tigers, about 231, in 2018.
Nearly 17 of the 50 reserves are approaching the peak of their capacity at sustaining their populations.
During the release of the report, a water and fodder scheme was proposed within the reserves so that less animals stray out of these reserves and minimizes animal-human conflict.