Question

With reference to 4th cycle of All India Tiger Estimation, consider the following statements:
1. All India Tiger Estimation is done every 4 years by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
2. Karnataka has the maximum number of tigers in India.
3. M-STRIPES Application for digital estimation of tiger population is developed by Wildlife Institute of India (WII).

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

Option A - 1 and 3 only

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■ 4th cycle of All India Tiger Estimation :-

• The fourth cycle of All India Tiger Estimation - 2018, shows the count of tigers in India has risen to 2967 in 2018. (All India Tiger Estimation is done every 4 years by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Wildlife Institute of India in collaboration with States’ Forest department in 18 tiger reign states with 50 tiger reserves).

• The 33% rise in tiger numbers is the highest ever recorded between cycles which stood at 21% from 2006 to 2010 and 30% from 2010 and 2014.

• The rise in tiger numbers was in conformity with the average annual growth rate of tigers since, 2006.

• Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of tigers at 526, closely followed by Karnataka at 524 with Uttarakhand at number 3 with 442 tigers

• All the states witnessed a positive trend except Chhattisgarh and Mizoram which saw a decline in tiger numbers.

• Viewed at the landscape level, all 5 landscapes showed an increase with the Central Indian landscape recording the highest increment.

• During the 4th cycle of estimation, data was collected using an Android based application- M-STRIPES (Monitoring system for Tigers’ Intensive Protection and Ecological Status); developed by Wildlife Institute of India and analyzed on the applications’ desktop module.

• Along with this, 4th cycle of the Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Tiger Reserves (MEETR) with Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh scoring the highest and Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu showed the highest increment in management since the last cycle for which the latter was awarded.

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Answer 2

Option A - 1 and 3 only

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