Tiger Tiger statistics
Before 1900 around 80,000 to 100,000 tigers in India.
Before independence 1947 around 40,000 tigers.
Around 1971 when Project Tiger started 1700 to 1800. Project Tiger brought populations to 3000 to 3500. Unfortunately the tiger population today stands to 1500 - 2000 thanks to poaching for it's bones
Till China/South East Asia ran out of tigers and tiger medicine Mfrs. started looking towards Indian Tigers.Till population pressure, poverty, and disinterest in tiger conservation from the high offices took its toll.As forests in India started shrinking rapidly.Today around 2500 barely eek a living in 3-4% percent of severely threatened area of India. This 3-4% area is now being looked at for human subsistence/greed, 96 % area is not enough.FUTURE:- Bleak. Tiger may survive in National parks like Kanha, Satpura, Corbett and Sunderbans for some more time till inbreeding and other factors take their final toll.No more about food chain and eating habits of Bengal tiger...Tiger
