Between 2014 and 2018, tigers relinquished nearly 18,000 sq km, or 20%, of its national range which was offset by the new areas they colonised in that period.
As per the latest data, the number of big cats in India are at least 3,167. The census data noted extinction in some areas, including in Kanyakumari and Srivilliputhur in Tamil Nadu. The state’s forest officials, however, have disputed this.
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