Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) located in a 576 square kilometre area around Chhatarpur and Panna districts in Madhya Pradesh has witnessed an exponential growth in the number of tigers which were once extinct in the region, increasing the number to 55. A tiger was spotted in the Hamirpur region of the Uttar Pradesh. It is alleged that this tiger might have strayed away from the PTR.
Crux of the Matter
Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) had announced in 2009 that it had lost all tigers. With the help of Wildlife Institute of India, a reintroduction programme was undertaken to restore the tiger population and habitat.
The menace that the rising population has created is that the tigers are straying away from their habitat to buffer zones or even farther into the city landscapes.
The tiger estimation report noted that due to deforestation the tiger habitat is shrinking and thus they are spotted even outside the buffer zone. Madhya Pradesh has lost nearly 17,500 acres of Very Dense and Moderately Dense Forest Region in the last 4 years, as per the report.
The tiger that was spotted in the Hamirpur region of UP is appeared to have come along the banks of the Ken river. The authorities are also checking if the tiger belonged to the PTR.
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Tiger Reserves in India – There are 50 tiger reserves in India which are governed by Project Tiger which is administrated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). India is home to 80 percent of tigers in the world. In 2006, there were 1,411 tigers which increased to 1,706 in 2010, 2,226 in 2014 and 2967 in 2018. The Indian increase played a big role in driving up global populations as well; the number of wild tigers globally rose from 3,159 in 2010 to 3,890 in 2016 according to World Wildlife Fund and Global Tiger Forum. Read More.
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