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The number of tigers in Assam has grown from 70 in 2006 to 190 in 2018. In Orang National Park, tigers often stray into neighbouring human habitations, killing livestock and sometimes attacking humans
Udhagamandalam: Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) and Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) in the state were among the 14 tiger reserves in the country that the Union government accredited with the Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) on the occasion of the International Tiger Day on Thursday.
An internationally accepted conservation tool, CA|TS prescribes the best practices and standards to manage tiger reserves. While CA involves social, cultural and biological significance, area design and legal status, management, community tourism and protection, TS deals with habitat management and tiger populations.
CA|TS is implemented at 125 sites across seven countries. In India alone, it is implemented at 94 sites.