TIGER NUMBERS GROWING AT AN IMPRESSIVE RATE AROUND THE WORLD

Thanks to conservation efforts, wild tiger numbers are increasing in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Russia, the WWF reports. The boost in numbers has been particularly promising in India where the estimated number of animals has more than doubled, up to 3,350 since 2006 – that’s about three-quarters of the world’s tiger population. “Ten years ago, tigers were in such a perilous state, that there was a very real risk of them becoming extinct in the wild,” said Becci May, regional manager (Asian Big Cats) at WWF UK. “This is an achievement that not only offers a future for tigers in the wild, but for the landscapes they inhabit and the communities living alongside this iconic big cat.”