Decades of conservation efforts appear to have finally paid off. India's tigers have more than doubled since then, reaching 3,167 last year, according to the latest tiger census released Sunday.
— Tigers once roamed across Asia, their numbers as high as 100,000 at the start of the 20th century, before the species plummeted to the brink of extinction.
That's about 70% of the world's wild tiger population, which stands at around 4,500, according to the World Wildlife Fund . "We have thousands of years of history related to tigers ... The tiger is considered our brother in many tribes," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an address on Sunday."A better future for humanity is only possible when our environments are protected and our biodiversity continues to expand."
Authorities have relocated and paid entire villages to make space for tigers, and created wildlife corridors to link their fragmented habitats.
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