India s tiger population has steadily grown to more than 3,000 since its flagship conservation program began 50 years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Sunday.
BENGALURU, India It was a celebratory atmosphere for officials gathered just hours away from several of India s major tiger reserves in the southern city of Mysuru, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Sunday to much applause that the country s tiger population has steadily grown to over 3,000 since its flagship conservation program began 50 years ago after concerns that numbers of the big cats were dwindling.
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