India's tiger population jumps 30%: census
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 20, 2015 - India, home to most of the world's wild tigers, on Tuesday reported a 30 percent jump in the animal's numbers in a rare piece of good news for conservationists. A census found 2,226 tigers in India last year compared with 1,706 in 2010, officials in New Delhi announced, with most of the beasts individually identified around the country. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar hailed the r ... more

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