India has been the home of tigers, but at one time the number of tigers in the country had come down to 268. Then Project Tiger was started to save tigers. As a result, today there are 54 tiger reserves in the country. Along with this, tigers have now started appearing even in those areas from where they had once become extinct. Indian Forest Service officer Sushant Nanda (IFS Susanta Nanda) told on social media that recently a majestic tiger was also seen in the forest of Sundergarh. This is the first time in almost 2 decades that a tiger has been seen here.
Nanda wrote on social media X, ‘It is a pleasure to inform that after almost two decades, a tiger has been captured on camera in Sundergarh district. NTCA’s Tiger Cell confirmed that it has moved out of Sanjay Dubri TR. He must have traveled a few hundred miles to establish his new territory in Odisha. welcome.’
Rare black tiger spotted here in 2020
This is the majestic Royal Bengal Tiger. It has crossed a distance of hundreds of kilometers and has come to the forest of Sundergarh. Officials are keeping an eye on this. Rare black tigers were seen here in 2020. A few months later, a black panther was captured on camera for the first time in the forest of Sundergarh. This species of Black Panther is also found in Kerala, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
Happy to share that one Tiger has been camera trapped in Sundergarh District almost after two decades. Tiger cell of NTCA confirmed it to have migrated out of Sanjay Dubri TR.
Must have traveled few hundred miles to carve out its new territory in Odisha. welcome pic.twitter.com/lK85UmXCAZ
— Susanta Nanda (@susantananda3) March 18, 2024
Tiger numbers are increasing rapidly
The number of tigers in India is increasing very fast. According to a report by the Central Government, the number of tigers has increased by more than 200 in the last four years. While in 1973 the number of tigers in the country was only 268, in 2022 this number has reached 3167. Madhya Pradesh is on top in this matter. There are 785 tigers present there. Karnataka is at second place, where there are 563 tigers. Their number is 560 in Uttarakhand and 444 in Maharashtra.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 18, 2024, 18:57 IST
