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Tiger population rises to 2,226

Tiger population rises 30 pc India, now there are 2,226 tigers

Releasing the country wide tiger assessment report for 2014, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar termed it as a "success story" and noted that while the tiger population is falling in the world, it is rising in India. "Most of the tigers in the world are presently in India. 70 per cent of the world's tigers are now in India. We have the world's best managed tiger reserves", he said.