List of Indian states by wildlife population
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The Bengal tiger and the Indian elephant are endangered species which are protected by Project Tiger and Project Elephant programmes run by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.[1][2][3] Indian Leopards are vulnerable and protected species.[4] The tiger numbers are of animals aged above 1.5 years.[5][6]
India is home to 75% of the world's tiger population[7] as well as 60% of Asian elephant population.[8]
State-wise data
[edit]- The South Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are home to nearly 44% of the elephants, 35% of the tigers and 31% of the leopards in India.[9]
- The state of Karnataka alone is home to 22% of the elephants, 18% of the tigers and 14% of the leopards in India.
- The Northeast Indian states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Tripura together with West Bengal account for 30% of the elephants and 5% of the tiger population.
- The state of Gujarat is the only state with 100% of Asiatic lion population in the world.[10]
- Information of the states Punjab, Haryana, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir are missing.
| State | Tigers (2022)[11] | Elephants (2017)[12][13] | Leopards (2022)[14] | Asiatic lion (2020)[15] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 62 | 65 | 569 | 0 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 29 | 1,614 | 42 | 0 |
| Assam | 182 | 5,719 | 74 | 0 |
| Bihar | 31 | 25 | 86 | 0 |
| Chhattisgarh | 19 | 247 | 722 | 0 |
| Goa | 2 | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| Gujarat | 0 | 0 | 674 | |
| Haryana | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Jharkhand | 3 | 679 | 51 | 0 |
| Karnataka | 524 | 6,049 | 1,879 | 0 |
| Kerala | 183 | 5,706 | 570 | 0 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 785 | 7 | 3,907 | 0 |
| Maharashtra | 444 | 6 | 1,985 | 0 |
| Manipur | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 0 | 1,754 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizoram | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Nagaland | 0 | 446 | 0 | 0 |
| Odisha | 20 | 1,976 | 568 | 0 |
| Rajasthan | 88 | 0 | 721 | 0 |
| Tamil Nadu | 306 | 2,761 | 1,070 | 0 |
| Telangana | 21 | 57 | 297 | 0 |
| Tripura | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 205 | 232 | 371 | 0 |
| Uttarakhand | 560 | 1,839 | 652 | 0 |
| West Bengal | 131 | 682 | 233 | 0 |
| Total | 3,682[11] | 29,964 | 13,874 | 674 |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Project Elephant". wildlifeofindia.org. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Project Tiger". projecttiger.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "About Project Elephant". Government of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ Farrows. "Indian Leopard: Species in World Land Trust reserves". World Land Trust. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Tiger population grows". CNN IBN. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Tiger numbers grow by 30". Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Tiger no. Up 33% in 4 years, India has 75% of global population | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 July 2019.
- ^ Koshy, Jacob (12 August 2021). "Common survey to count India's elephant and tiger populations". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Elephant census 2017" (PDF).
- ^ Kaushik, Himanshu (4 August 2017). "Gir National Park: Lion population roars to 650 in Gujarat forests". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ a b Qureshi, Q.; Jhala, Y. V.; Yadav, S. P. & Mallick, A. (2023). Status of tigers, co-predators and prey in India 2022 (PDF) (Report). National Tiger Conservation Authority & Wildlife Institute of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "PROJECT ELEPHANT (PE)". moef.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Synchronized elephant population estimation India 2017". indiaenvironmentportal.org.
- ^ "Leopard status 2022" (PDF). ntca.gov.in. 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Up 151, Gujarat now has 674 Asiatic lions as two new dists get in the king's camp". 11 June 2020.