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Why was there a decline in the population of tigers in the India?
Tiger population has declined in numbers because of Habitat loss. Urbanization and fragmentation in tiger corridors are the major reasons for their decrease. The forests are cut, highways and cities are built on the so called forest lands which cut the natural corridors for the Tigers thus exposing them.
How many tigers did the British kill in India?
This is a major conservation success. By one estimate, between 1875 and 1925 alone, some 80,000 tigers were killed in India. Bounty and sports hunting were rampant – kings and officials killed tigers in their thousands, using guns, spears, nets, traps and poison.
Why is it so difficult to preserve the wild tiger population?
Because tigers need so much territory, it is difficult for conservationists to acquire land enough to support a large population of tigers. Even when such these considerable spaces are allocated, it is even more difficult to patrol such large areas to prevent poaching.
How is tiger population decreasing?
The world has lost 95\% of its tiger population since the beginning of the 20th century. The decline is attributed to illegal trade in tiger parts, hunting and habitat loss.
What happened to tigers in India?
Between 1994 and 2009, the Wildlife Protection Society of India has documented 893 cases of tigers killed in India, which is just a fraction of the actual poaching and trade in tiger parts during those years. In 2004, all the tigers in India’s Sariska Tiger Reserve were killed by poachers.
In which year the tiger hunting was banned from India?
1972
In India till the middle of the last century, people killed tigers in the name of sport. Tiger hunting was officially banned only after the enactment of the Wildlife (Protection) Act in 1972.
What are the primary threats to tigers?
The main threats to tiger populations today are habitat loss/fragmentation and poaching. Habitat Loss and fragmentation occurs when land is modified for agricultural purposes, logging, and land conversion for grazing domestic animals. The rapidly growing human population has reduced the number of viable tiger habitats.