The bar graph illustrates changes in the population of tigers in all India’s regions between 1972 and 2002. The line graph demonstrates how many tiger species were exactly at the Bandipur, Corbett, Kanha, Sunderbans, and Buxa reserves during this period.
Overall, it can be seen that the total number of tigers inhabiting India rose gradually over the period. At the same time, among 5 places analyzed individually, Bandipur’s reserves have growed most significantly, while the smallest figures were demonstrated by Buxa.
To begin with, at the start of a 30-year period there were registered only 268 tigers across the country. Nevertheless, from the very start and untill the end, the country saw a steady growth of this animal’s population. The reserves expanded approximately 5 times during the first half of the period, reaching a total of 1366 tigers in 1993. Similarly, by 2002 India’s number of tigers composed already 1576 species.
On the other hand, the rate in which tiger density growed altered among the regions of India. The tiger population increased with the highest speed in Bandipur: slightly more than 50 species in 1972 became a suprising 250 species after 30 years. However, other regions such as Corbett, Kanha, Sunderbans, and Buxa witnessed a lower rate of change. The last place among them took Buxa, which growed by almost 35-40 tigers over the time.