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A bit of good news on thee conservation front

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Elegran Tue 20-Jan-15 12:53:25

Shere Khan is making a comeback, thanks to Indian government initiatives to streamline tiger conservation.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-30896028

India says it now has almost a third more tigers than it did four years ago.

Presenting the findings of the latest tiger census,Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the tiger population had risen from 1,706 in 2011 to 2,226 in 2014.

India is estimated to be home to around 70% of the world's tigers

Anne58 Tue 20-Jan-15 13:35:48

I heard that too Elegran and was pleased. I love tigers!

Anya Tue 20-Jan-15 13:42:54

That's good news indeed.