But in the wild, tiger populations have been in rapid decline ... the number of wild tigers in some areas does now seem to be rising. New figures by wildlife charity WWF suggest a resurgence ...
Wildlife activists have accused Indian authorities of a culture of secrecy around steadily rising tiger deaths. At least 67 tigers have died this year - many as a result of conflict with humans ...
India counts its tigers every four years through a comprehensive survey. The latest tiger census was carried out on 3,81,400 sq km in 20 tiger-occupied states. The government official had to set ...