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[Shardul]

Thats the same number, 2226, that I mentioned in my last post.

The census happens every 4 years, so we won't get another figure till 2019 at least.

From what I know, they identify individual tigers through camera traps, and DNA tests from scats. Pugmarks, scratch marks and other indications are only used to gauge presence of tigers in a certain location. Based on this, they get the least number of tigers in that location, which represents the lower end of the range. Then they use similar data collected from all other locations and based on certain complex equations, the number is extrapolated. The numbers are presented in a range, although the media mostly reports the median value. Important to note, they only include individuals >3 years in the census. Reply