List of Indian states by tiger and elephant population
Bengal Tiger and 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] The tiger numbers are of animals aged above 1.5 years as of of 2014 and the elephant numbers are as of 2005.[4][5][6][7]
| Sl.No | State | Tigers | Elephants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala | 136 | 6177 | 6313 |
| 2 | Assam | 167 | 5281 | 5448 |
| 3 | Karnataka | 406 | 4035 | 4441 |
| 4 | Tamil Nadu | 229 | 3726 | 3955 |
| 5 | Odisha | 28 | 1930 | 1958 |
| 6 | Meghalaya | 0 | 1811 | 1811 |
| 7 | Arunachal Pradesh | 28 | 1690 | 1718 |
| 8 | Uttarakhand | 340 | 1346 | 1686 |
| 9 | Jharkhand | 3 | 688 | 691 |
| 10 | Uttar Pradesh | 117 | 380 | 497 |
| 11 | West Bengal | 79 | 325 | 404 |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh | 308 | 0 | 308 |
| 13 | Chattisgarh | 45 | 215 | 260 |
| 14 | Nagaland | 0 | 212 | 212 |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 190 | 4 | 194 |
| 16 | Andhra Pradesh | 68 | 41 | 129 |
| 17 | Tripura | 0 | 59 | 59 |
| 18 | Rajasthan | 46 | 0 | 46 |
| 19 | Bihar | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 20 | Goa | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Mizoram | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 2226 | 27990 | 30116 | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Project Elephant". wildlifeofindia.org. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Project Tiger". projecttiger.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "About Project Elephant". Government of India. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Elephant Population in India". Government of India. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Tiger population grows". CNN IBN. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Status of tigers in India". WPSI. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Tiger numbers grow by 30". Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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