Indian Tiger Census Now Exceeds 4,000
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NEW DELHI — The Indian tiger, facing extinction in the 1970s, is breeding fast, and the population has more than doubled to just over 4,000, according to the latest official count.
At the turn of the century, there were about 40,000 tigers here; by 1972, the year of the first official count, the population had plunged--largely as the result of hunting--to 1,827. However, by 1984, India had 4,005 tigers, the United News of India reported Sunday.
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