- On 9th April Mysore, Karnataka released the latest census data of tigers in the country.
- According to statistics, in the year 2022, the number of tigers in the country was 3167.
- The number of tigers has increased by 200 in the last 4 years. Earlier in 2018 this number was 2967.
- The data on the number of tigers is released only after an interval of every four years.
- The number of tigers in the country was 2226 in 2014, 1706 in 2010 and 1411 in 2006.
- PM Modi has also released a commemorative coin to mark the completion of 50 years of Project Tiger and also launched the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA).
- This IBCA includes countries where seven animals of the 'marjar' species are found - tiger, lion, leopard, snow leopard, puma, jaguar and cheetah.
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