India's Tiger Population Has<br />Increased to Nearly 3,000.<br />India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi,<br />recently announced that the country’s number<br />of tigers has grown by almost 600 since 2014.<br />Nine years ago, it was decided in St. Petersburg<br />(Russia) that the target of doubling the tiger<br />population would be 2022. We in India<br />completed this target four years in advance, Narendra Modi, via ‘Time’.<br />Tigers are categorized as<br />endangered and are the<br />national animal of India.<br />The nearly 3,000 tigers is a “historic<br />achievement,” as India’s tiger population had<br />previously dwindled to 1,400 about 15 years ago. .<br />India first began creating sanctuaries in<br />national parks in the 1970s, with the number<br />of protected areas in India reaching 860 in 2018. .<br />There were also a reported 100 community<br />reserves in 2018, which is a significant<br />increase from the 43 that existed in 2014. .<br />According to Prime Minister Modi, India is one of the<br />“biggest and safest habitats” for tigers in the world. .
