By PTI Jul 27, 2018 2:19:27 PM IST (Updated)
Earlier this week, the government had, while quoting preliminary census data, said that the population of tigers is on the rise.
Union minister Harsh Vardhan today said the government has set a target of doubling the tiger population in the country. Speaking at an event here in the run-up to the 'International Tiger Day' on July 29, Vardhan said if tigers are conserved, the country will then also be able to protect environment and deal with environmental threats that exist in the world.
"To conserve tiger, it is necessary to increase their population. We have a target of doubling the tiger population," the minister of Environment Forest and Climate Change said.
He said that India has 70 percent of the world's tiger population.