Tiger Census - population rises to 1706 in 2010: Census

[Mrudul Godbole]

Tiger population rises to 1706 in 2010: Census
Bahar Dutt, Juhi Chaudhary, CNN-IBN
Updated Mar 28, 2011 at 01:51pm IST

New Delhi: The tiger population in India has risen by more than 20 per cent in the last three years. As per the tiger census released on Monday the estimated population of the big cat in India stands at 1,706 up from 1,411 in 2007.
The Minister of Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, who released the census report on Monday, said that more areas including Sundarbans has been counted this time, which has 70 tigers. If Sundarbans are excluded then the rise in tiger population is 12 per cent.
According to the census tiger population has risen in the Shivalik area from 297 to 353.

However, Central India and Eastern Ghats has 601 tigers, the same as the last time. The Western Ghats has 534, the Northeast and Brahmaputra floodplains have 148 tigers.

The second all-India tiger estimation study was carried out in the designated 39 tiger reserves across India.

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[Sabyasachi Patra]

I am not too happy with the way the tiger census results are declared. The detailed methodology is yet to be explained in peer reviewed journals, so that errors in estimation can be pointed out. Else, it remains no good than the numbers handed out to us by the authorities of the individual tiger reserve or protected areas.

The 2006 census had given us a range of 1165 to 1657 tigers. No idea who came out with the midpoint and the 1411 number struck.

Today the Govt. takes the 1411 numbers as the gospel truth and percentage increase in tiger numbers are thrown up in the air as if these numbers are true and as if everything is fine in tiger land.

We don't have a single landscape with more than 500 tigers, the minimum accepted number for a genetically viable population to thrive on its own. Will the Hon'ble Minister for MoEF give it a thought?

Sabyasachi

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Does this come as a surprise?

It is reported that the not happy with the latest census results where Karnataka usurped Madhya Pradesh's claims of being the state with the largest wild tiger population, a recount of tigers is expected in Kanha Tiger Reserve.

The majestic tiger continues to battle for its survival oblivious of the numbers game being played around. Sharing a report published in Deccan Herald.
Sabyasachi


Tigers in Kanha to be recounted
Bhopal, April 18 (IANS)

Jolted into action after the latest tiger census reported that Madhya Pradesh no longer had the highest number of tigers in India, the state government has decided to recount the wild cats in Kanha National Park which has shown a decline of 29 tigers, an official said Monday.

The tiger census, released in March, put the number of tigers in India at 1,706, an increase of 295 over the 2006 figure.

Madhya Pradesh, which earlier had around 300 tigers, including 89 in Kanha, saw the number of wild cats shrinking to 257, with Kanha's population at 60.

The state was overtaken by Karnataka, which has about 300 tigers, thus earning the tag of India's 'Tiger State' - a badge Madhya Pradesh wore proudly till now.

"We do not agree with the tiger census numbers. We have decided to conduct the counting between April 25 to 27. We will later send this report to the Wildlife Institute of India (WII)," State Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF), wildlife, H.S. Pabla told IANS.
Spread over an area of 1,945 sq km in Mandla district, the Kanha National Park was set up in 1955.

The decision came after union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh's two-day visit to the state's Panna National Park, which ended Sunday.

The source article can be found here: Tigers in Kanha to be recounted

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Tiger Census Report March 2011:Brief Report on Tiger Population Landscapewise has been published. Agreed that this broad spectrum report would nececessarily help policy makers and nature lovers to create public opinion about creation of TIGER CORRIDORS for long term survival of Tigers.
After analysis, I could come to this fair view of no of tigers ONLY in a few TRs:Corbett:182,Kanha:60,Bandhv:59,Pench:65,Satpur a:42,Kaziran: 100,BRT:30,Kudermukh:8,Panna4+5c,Sundarbans:70,Sah yadri-Koyna:21,Nagarj:60,Tadoba-And:69,Melghat:35,Dudhwa-Pilibhit:118,Buxa:12,Muduma-Moyyar:39,Rantham:40,Simlipal-Satkosia:23.
I request Shri Sabyasachi and all member friends who could provide broad database on Number of Tigers in 39+2(waiting for notification)Tiger Reseves in the country.SAKTIWILD