‘Remarkable’: Environmentalists hail increasing number of tigers in five countries

Increasing numbers of big cats recorded in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Russia

Chiara Giordano
Tuesday 28 July 2020 21:37 BST
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A female Bengal tiger grooms her cub in Ranthambore National Park, India.
A female Bengal tiger grooms her cub in Ranthambore National Park, India.

Wild tigers have made a “remarkable” comeback in five of the countries where the endangered animal is found, conservationists have said.

Increasing numbers of the big cats have been recorded in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Russia, a decade on from the launch of an ambitious scheme to double the population of the species.

In 2010, when the TX2 initiative began, it was estimated wild populations of the big cat were at an historic low, with as few as 3,200 animals remaining across the 13 “range” countries where they are found.

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