Kaziranga had highest tiger density (12.72 per 100 sq km) followed by Corbett in Uttarakhand (11) and Bandipur in Karnataka (10.28) in the 2014 census of the big cat population. But the latest round of tiger estimation carried out in January to March 2017 could displace Kaziranga from the top slot.
The census has revealed Kaziranga has an estimated 102 tigers – the range is 96-117 – within a core area of 484 sq km, one more than last time in 2014.
Preliminary reports say the 500 sq km Manas National Park and the 79 sq km Orang recorded the presence of 30 and 28 tigers, which is an increase of 16 and four tigers respectively over the last census.
“Kaziranga had the highest tiger density (12.72 per 100 sq km) in India last time. The park should be able to maintain the record,” Kaziranga’s field director Rohini Saikia told HT.But Sunnydeo Choudhary, the field director of Orang, said the national park would be able to vie for the habitat with the world’s highest density of tigers.
“Going by preliminary estimates, Orang’s tiger density is 35.44 tigers per 100 sq km. Once that is confirmed by NTCA (National Tiger Conservation Authority) and the Wildlife Institute of India, Orang will have a different kind of global distinction,” he said.
Officials in Manas, which straddles India and Bhutan, said the tiger population estimated could be less than the actual number. One of the reasons is the tigers move in and out of Bhutan. “We believe the actual figure would be more, as tigers have a tendency of hiding their cubs that often escape camera traps,” Manas’s field director HK Sarma said.
The census has revealed Kaziranga has an estimated 102 tigers – the range is 96-117 – within a core area of 484 sq km, one more than last time in 2014.
Preliminary reports say the 500 sq km Manas National Park and the 79 sq km Orang recorded the presence of 30 and 28 tigers, which is an increase of 16 and four tigers respectively over the last census.
“Kaziranga had the highest tiger density (12.72 per 100 sq km) in India last time. The park should be able to maintain the record,” Kaziranga’s field director Rohini Saikia told HT.But Sunnydeo Choudhary, the field director of Orang, said the national park would be able to vie for the habitat with the world’s highest density of tigers.
“Going by preliminary estimates, Orang’s tiger density is 35.44 tigers per 100 sq km. Once that is confirmed by NTCA (National Tiger Conservation Authority) and the Wildlife Institute of India, Orang will have a different kind of global distinction,” he said.
Officials in Manas, which straddles India and Bhutan, said the tiger population estimated could be less than the actual number. One of the reasons is the tigers move in and out of Bhutan. “We believe the actual figure would be more, as tigers have a tendency of hiding their cubs that often escape camera traps,” Manas’s field director HK Sarma said.
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(Manas) Tigers have made a roaring comeback in the Manas landscape which straddles both Assam's Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) and Bhutan.
The second survey to monitor big cats across the Transboundary Manas Conservation Area (TraMCA), which covers Manas National Park (MNP) on the Indian side and the Royal Manas National Park (RMNP) in Bhutan, has thrown up 21 tigers — a heartwarming increase of 50 per cent over the first survey in 2011-12 that had counted just 14 big cats in the Manas landscape.
The latest tiger monitoring, carried out by the MNP, RMNP, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), WWF-India and conservation group Aaaranyak last year, covered an area of 560 sq km across the two protected areas. The findings were released by Assam's principal chief conservator of forest, D Mathur, during a two-day TraMCA meeting which concluded here on Wednesday.
"The findings showed an increase in the tiger population," chief of WWF-India's Assam Landscapes, Anupam Sarmah, said. TraMCA, floated in 2008, is a joint initiative of India and Bhutan for trans-boundary biodiversity conservation. The latest report said 11 tigers were found in RMNP and 14 in MNP. However, as four tigers were spotted on both sides, the total count stands at 21.
(Manas) Tigers have made a roaring comeback in the Manas landscape which straddles both Assam's Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) and Bhutan.
The second survey to monitor big cats across the Transboundary Manas Conservation Area (TraMCA), which covers Manas National Park (MNP) on the Indian side and the Royal Manas National Park (RMNP) in Bhutan, has thrown up 21 tigers — a heartwarming increase of 50 per cent over the first survey in 2011-12 that had counted just 14 big cats in the Manas landscape.
The latest tiger monitoring, carried out by the MNP, RMNP, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), WWF-India and conservation group Aaaranyak last year, covered an area of 560 sq km across the two protected areas. The findings were released by Assam's principal chief conservator of forest, D Mathur, during a two-day TraMCA meeting which concluded here on Wednesday.
"The findings showed an increase in the tiger population," chief of WWF-India's Assam Landscapes, Anupam Sarmah, said. TraMCA, floated in 2008, is a joint initiative of India and Bhutan for trans-boundary biodiversity conservation. The latest report said 11 tigers were found in RMNP and 14 in MNP. However, as four tigers were spotted on both sides, the total count stands at 21.
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