Bengal tigers looked as if they were almost lost to the world as only 1,411 of them remained in the wild and this is down from 100,000 in 1915.
There are now 2,226 Bengal tigers in India and that's up from the figure of 1,411 from 2006. (redOrbit: India’s endangered tigers roar back)
India has waged a dedicated campaign to stop poachers, etc as Chinese will pay high premiums for parts of Bengal tigers. The poaching problem is ongoing but the increases in the tiger population show the measures against it are working.
There's not much good news from the environment and this update came as a great surprise. It looked close to hopeless for these magnificent animals but apparently not.
There are now 2,226 Bengal tigers in India and that's up from the figure of 1,411 from 2006. (redOrbit: India’s endangered tigers roar back)
India has waged a dedicated campaign to stop poachers, etc as Chinese will pay high premiums for parts of Bengal tigers. The poaching problem is ongoing but the increases in the tiger population show the measures against it are working.
There's not much good news from the environment and this update came as a great surprise. It looked close to hopeless for these magnificent animals but apparently not.
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