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That what I have said here many times, Nepal and Russia seems to have a real commitment with they tigers and we can see that they numbers are growing. Also, they have the most reliable figures and although they are still low, it seems that by 2016, there are c.200 tigers in Nepal and 540 in Russia, which are good numbers overall.

India, my beloved country, is sadly suffering with a lack of political commitment, and that is a huge problem. They preach they love for tigers but constantly we see politicians creating laws that allow the destruction of large areas of habitat. For China, I have serious doubts with them as they still sponsor tiger "farms" under the excuse that they are breeding tigers to reintroduce them.

I think is important to highlight that the wild tigers that live in China at this day, are all Amur tigers. I don't think that any Bengal or Indochina tiger still live in they southern boundaries, although I would be very happy of been wrong.

It is sad that there are less than 110 tigers in the Sundarbans (probably the same number in the Indian side), a place that was popularly know as a stronghold for tigers, but at the end, there is no such thing right now. However, in the future, they could recover if a proper management is made.

Bhutan is the surprise of the day, with a population of 103 tigers, it is a new hope for tiger conservation and those animals look very large!

Check this other article, with data on the tiger populations:
          http://tigerday.panda.org/

These maps are important:

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