Tiger Reserves in India

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Atleast 8 forests of India can hold 4-times their present tiger populations

(Some data quoted is old though. Eg: Nandhaur has 24 adults & total 40+ with cubs as per latest estimate.)

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Eight forests in India can collectively support more than quadriple their current tiger populations, although the timelines for these increases could range from years to decades, new research has suggested.

The tiger population in the eight sanctuaries distributed across eastern, central, northern and southern India could increase from the current estimated count of 62 to 287, according to the study by researchers with the World Wide Fund for Nature.
The sanctuaries are part of 18 tiger “recovery sites” in Asia that the WWF researchers assessed to determine how many tigers each site might support with available prey and conservation efforts, which at present support 165 tigers but have potential to harbour 585 tigers.

At four sites — Nandhaur and Western Rajaji (both in Uttarakhand), Shuklaphanta in Nepal and Srepok in Cambodia — the tiger population could increase to the recovery targets within 15 to 20 years.
At all the other sites, significant population recovery could take 30 to 50 years, and critically depend on the growth of prey populations.

But, the researchers say, future tiger populations at these sites would hinge on conservation efforts to maintain enough prey and, among other measures, minimise the risk of human-tiger conflicts. And interventions will need to be site-specific. Reply