A recent study found that the tiger population in India has more than doubled in a 12-year period, according to NPR.
The number of tigers reached approximately 3,682 in 2022, skyrocketing from an estimated 1,706 in 2010.
In addition to India preventing habitat loss, stabilizing the population of their prey, enhancing living conditions in communities near their habitats, curtailing poaching, and minimizing conflict between people and wildlife, the tiger population has been able to increase while coexisting with local communities.
“What the research shows is that it’s not the human density, but the attitude of people, which matters more,” said the study’s lead author, Yadvendradev Jhala.
Nearly three-quarters of the world’s tigers reside in India, with 45% of their habitat shared with around 60 million humans.
The study highlighted the positive impact of tigers on communities that share their habitat, like “ecotourism.” India’s model could be a potentially essential guide for “tiger-range countries” as an example of how efforts to promote species conservation can benefit animals and humans.
Lady Freethinker celebrates India’s successful efforts to protect these majestic creatures. We hope to see the tiger population continue to increase and that one day, they will no longer be classified as endangered.
