World’s Tiger Population Is 40 Percent Higher Than Previously Estimated: Conservation Group

World’s Tiger Population Is 40 Percent Higher Than Previously Estimated: Conservation Group
Tigers are seen on the road in Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India, in this file photo. Gudkov Andrey/Shutterstock
Naveen Athrappully
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There are far more tigers in the world than previously thought, according to a new population assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

The wild tiger population sits somewhere between 3,700 and 5,600, up 40 percent from the last tiger assessment in 2015, the IUCN said in a July 21 report. Improvements in monitoring led to the higher numbers, the report stated.
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