Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Number of tigers in the country, 30/11/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha Number of tigers in the country, 30/11/2015. The assessment of the status of tigers, co-predators and their prey 2014 using the refined methodology of capturing and re-capturing in camera trap has shown a countrywide 30% increase in tiger numbers with an estimated number of 2226 (range 1945-2491) as compared to 2010 estimation of 1706 (range 1520-1909 tigers). The details of tiger estimation pertaining to tiger landscapes in the country for the years 2006, 2010 and 2014 are at Annexure-I.