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CONTENTS
FOREWORD I. II. WHY SHOULD WE SAVE THE TIGER? 2010 ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
III. SALIENT FEATURES OF 2010 ASSESSMENT IV. V. TIGER POPULATION ESTIMATES INNOVATIONS IN 2010 NATIONAL TIGER ASSESSMENT
VI. NEW FINDINGS OF 2010 NATIONAL TIGER ASSESSMENT VII. A FINAL WORD
FOREWORD
Conserving the tiger is our national imperative. By doing so, we save not only a magnicent species and our national animal, but we also end up protecting and regenerating our forest ecosystems and its tremendous wealth of biodiversity. Monitoring tiger populations is a crucial component of evaluating the efcacy of our tiger conservation efforts, launched under the personal leadership of Shrimati Indira Gandhi in April 1973. I am pleased therefore to introduce to you this booklet containing the results of the All India Tiger Estimation exercise for the year 2010. The National Tiger Conservation Authority and independent technical experts and institutions have evaluated the population status of tigers in all the tiger reserve states using robust scientic techniques. This booklet is a summary and concise presentation in an easy-to-understand and visually appealing format. The entire survey and research work that has gone into the 2010 estimation will soon be put into the public domain.
Jairam Ramesh Minister of State (Independent Charge) Environment & Forests Government of India 28th March, 2011
Shivalik-Gangetic Plains Central India and Eastern Ghats Western Ghats North East Hills and Brahmaputra Flood Plains Sunderbans Total
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1165
Population estimate is a reliable statistical estimate of the tiger population number. The numbers in the Upper limit and Lower limit column show the range of these estimates. 3 Excluding the minimum population estimate of Buxa Tiger Reserve (12 tigers) based on genetic analysis conducted by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB).
North East Hills and Assam Brahmaputra Flood Plains* Western Ghats Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
maintain viable tiger populations. Evidence of new areas populated by tigers, e.g. Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary and Shivpuri National Park in Madhya Pradesh. New methodology for estimating population in Sunderbans.
Blue indicates forest areas sampled for tiger. Red indicates areas with tiger presence, at the smallest area of a patrolling unit.
We are extremely grateful to the following people for sharing their excellent photographs for this important booklet: Aditya Singh, Joydip and Suchandra Kundu, Kalyan Varma, Sudhir Mishra Sanctuary photo library- Harshad Barve, Anish Andheria, Jayanth Sharma
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