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India is now a proud host of nearly 2,500 tigers, says Prakash Javadekar
2016-04-12 12:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Efforts to save the tiger have pushed India's population of the big cat to nearly 2,500, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday, hailing the strides the country has made in this regard. Highlighting the need for protecting tiger corridors, he announced incentivising project proponents to give land for compensatory afforestation in Tiger corridors. As per latest official count, India is home to 2,226 tigers, representing 70 per cent of the global population of the endangered...
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