According source, at the turn of the 20th century, India had an estimated 40,000 tigers in the wild. As per the monitoring exercise by Wildlife Institute of India in association with National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Government of India using camera traps, in 2008 we were left with only 1,411 tigers.

What you can do

Follow the forest department guidelines when visiting any wilderness area, tiger reserve in particular.

If you know of any information on poaching or trade of illegal wildlife, contact nearest police station.

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