The tiger population is at its lowest level ever, with possibly as few as 3,200 remaining in the wild.
Tiger population
Tiger numbers and forest cover
Population at a tipping point
Although there are no accurate estimates of the world tiger population, numbers are thought to have fallen by over 95% since the turn of the 20th century – down from perhaps 100,000 to the current estimate of possibly as few as 3,200 inidividuals.Three subspecies – Bali, Javan and Caspian tigers – were extinct by the 1980s.
Even in India, the species' stronghold, a recent government census suggests there may be as few as 1,400 tigers left.
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If the wild tiger population continues to decline at the current rate, recovery may not be possible.
