A new study reveals that tigers in India have more than doubled in population from 2010 to 2022, now totaling nearly 3,700. This increase is attributed to conservation efforts that include establishing human-free protected areas and enhancing wildlife habitats. Despite urbanization and human encroachment, tigers have adapted to coexist with nearly 60 million people. Researchers suggest that the success of India's tiger conservation efforts can inform global big cat initiatives and underscore the importance of habitat protection and management.
"Creating human-free protected areas allowed tigers to establish breeding populations from which they dispersed to occupy multi-use forests," said lead author Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala.
"There is an acceptance that large cats can survive and even thrive with people living there. There are challenges, but for the most part, people see the intrinsic values of functional ecosystems." - Ravi Chellam.
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