Centre to SC: 2,967 tigers spread out in 53 tiger reserves in India
New Delhi, January 27: According to the census of 2018, on Friday, Centre told the Supreme Court that there are 2,967 tigers spread across 53 tiger reserves in the country, according to the report published in 2018.
The highest court was hearing the petition that was filed by Advocate Anupam Tripathi in 2017, seeking to save endangered tigers whose numbers are dwindling. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati told a bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna that a lot of work has been done for the conservation of tigers and increasing their population.
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Supreme Court took note of the submission and adjourned the matter till March as Tripathi was not present.
"Heard ASG Aishwarya Bhati. As per the 2018 census, India has 2,967 tigers spread out in 53 tiger reserves. This number constitutes 70 per cent of the global number and figures point to the growth of the tigers. In the interest of justice, to give an opportunity to the petitioner, list on March 3," the bench said.
In 2017 the Apex court had issued notice to the Ministry of Environment, the National Board for Wildlife and the National Tiger Conservation Authority on the plea which had also sought relocation of people living near tiger reserves.
The petition further said that the tigers were being killed either by poisoning by locals or the authorities, shooting by forest guards or by poaching.
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- With inputs from agencies
