The Bengal tiger and the Indian elephant are endangered species which are protected by Project Tiger and Project Elephant programmes run by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.[1][2][3] Indian Leopards are vulnerable and protected species.[4] The tiger numbers are of animals aged above 1.5 years.[5][6]
India is home to 75% of the world's tiger population[7] as well as 60% of Asian elephant population.[8]
State-wise data[edit | edit source]
- The South Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are home to nearly 44% of the elephants, 35% of the tigers and 31% of the leopards in India.[9]
- The state of Karnataka alone is home to 22% of the elephants, 18% of the tigers and 14% of the leopards in India.
- The Northeast Indian states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Tripura together with West Bengal account for 30% of the elephants and 5% of the tiger population.
- The state of Gujarat is the only state with 100% of Asiatic lion population in the world.[10]
- Information of the states Punjab, Haryana, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir are missing.
| State | Tigers (2022)[11] | Elephants (2018)[12] | Leopards (2015)[13] | Asiatic lion (2020)[14] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 62 | 74 | 343 | 0 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 29 | 1,614 | 0 | 0 |
| Assam | 182 | 5,719 | 0 | 0 |
| Bihar | 31 | 25 | 32 | 0 |
| Chhattisgarh | 19 | 247 | 846 | 0 |
| Goa | 2 | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| Gujarat | 0 | 0 | 1,355 | 674 |
| Jharkhand | 3 | 679 | 29 | 0 |
| Karnataka | 524 | 6,049 | 1,131 | 0 |
| Kerala | 183 | 3,054 | 472 | 0 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 785 | 7 | 1,817 | 0 |
| Maharashtra | 444 | 6 | 908 | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 0 | 1,754 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizoram | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Nagaland | 0 | 432 | 0 | 0 |
| Odisha | 20 | 1,966 | 345 | 0 |
| Rajasthan | 88 | 84 | 194 | 0 |
| Tamil Nadu | 306 | 2,791 | 815 | 0 |
| Telangana | 21 | 57 | 268 | 0 |
| Tripura | 0 | 203 | 0 | 0 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 205 | 232 | 194 | 0 |
| Uttarakhand | 560 | 1,839 | 703 | 0 |
| West Bengal | 131 | 700 | 90 | 0 |
| Total | 3,010[15] | 27,875 | 9,593 | 674 |
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Project Elephant". wildlifeofindia.org. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Project Tiger". projecttiger.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "About Project Elephant". Government of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ Farrows. "Indian Leopard: Species in World Land Trust reserves". World Land Trust. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ↑ "Tiger population grows". CNN IBN. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Tiger numbers grow by 30". Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Tiger no. Up 33% in 4 years, India has 75% of global population | India News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ Koshy, Jacob (2021-08-12). "Common survey to count India's elephant and tiger populations". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ↑ "Elephant census 2017" (PDF).
- ↑ Kaushik, Himanshu (August 4, 2017). "Gir National Park: Lion population roars to 650 in Gujarat forests". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ↑ https://ntca.gov.in/assets/uploads/Reports/AITM/Tiger_Status_Report_2018.pdf
- ↑ http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Synchronized%20Elephant%20Population%20Estimation%20India%202017.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
- ↑ "Finally, India gets a count of its leopard numbers: 12,000-14,000 - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Up 151, Gujarat now has 674 Asiatic lions as two new dists get in the king's camp". 11 June 2020.
- ↑ https://ntca.gov.in/assets/uploads/Reports/AITM/Tiger_Status_Report_2018.pdf