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Project Tiger Survey: Bengal Tiger population plummets in India

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The Bengal tiger or Royal Bengal tiger found in India has plunged to 1,411 drastically lower than the estimated 3,700 believed to exist 5 years ago.

Project Tiger, a group dedicated to preserving the population of the rare animals headed by Rajesh Gopal unveiled the latest figures.

Survey in 2002 had estimated the number of tigers in India at 3,700. Poachers killed 122 tigers between 1999 and 2003, the government said in 2005.

Indian Bengal Tigers are hunted for their pelts, claws and bones, which are prized in traditional Chinese medicine.

{ 8 comments… add one }
  • Mr.Shouabbaber April 21, 2008, 9:43 am

    hi hi hi b

  • umesh prasad singh August 3, 2010, 2:56 am

    Royal Bengal Tiger represents the National Heritage of our country in fullest art and reminding all great giants of Bengal and India as a Whole.

  • G RISHI PREETHAM April 26, 2011, 11:25 pm

    ROYAL BENGAL TIGER IS OUR NATIONAL ANIMAL. WE SHOULD SAVE IT FROM EXTINCTION. OTHER WISE IT MAY CAUSE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE.

  • G RISHI PREETHAM April 26, 2011, 11:28 pm

    GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE STEPS FOR SAVING TIGERS FROM EXTINCTION.

  • G. RISHI PREETHAM April 27, 2011, 12:01 am

    royal bengal tiger is the national animal of our country. we should save it from extinction. other wise it may cause ecological balance.

  • T. SMITHA April 27, 2011, 12:05 am

    government should take further steps for protecting bengal tiger from extinction.

  • T. SWETHA April 27, 2011, 12:08 am

    Bengal tiger is our national animal

  • T. SMITHA April 27, 2011, 4:32 am

    we the indians have right to save the bengal tigers from poachers.

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