Tigers disappearing
The Indian government admitted this week that nobody has seen a Royal Bengal tiger in Panna National Park since January. Only a year ago, there were calculated to be 24 tiger reserves. A century ago, India had about 40,000 tigers by 1988, extensive hunting and poaching pulled the figure down to just 4,500. now the true figure is probably 1,000 panna, located near Khajuraho is the second reserve in which there are now no tigers. Sariska National Park in Rajasthan lost its tigers in 2005.
The New Indian Express, 25th July 2009
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