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The number of wild tigers has been revised to 3,890, based on the best available data, say WWF and the Global Tiger Forum (GTF).\u00a0This updated minimum figure, compiled from IUCN data and the latest national tiger surveys, indicates an increase on the 2010 estimate of \u2018as few as 3,200\u2019, and can be attributed to multiple factors including increases in tiger populations in India, Russia, Nepal and Bhutan, improved surveys and enhanced protection.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor\u00a0the first time\u00a0after decades\u00a0of constant decline,\u00a0tiger\u00a0numbers are on the rise.\u00a0This offers us great hope and shows\u00a0that we can save species and their habitats\u00a0when governments, local communities and conservationists work together,\u201d said Marco Lambertini, Director General of WWF International.<\/p>\n
Tigers are classified as endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, threatened by poaching and habitat loss. Statistics from TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, show that a minimum of 1,590 tigers were seized by law enforcement officials between January 2000 and April 2014, feeding a multi-billion dollar illegal wildlife trade.<\/p>\n
In order for countries to protect their tigers, it is essential that they know their tiger populations and the threats they face.<\/p>\n
In 2014, tiger range governments agreed to announce a new global tiger estimate by 2016, based on full, systematic national surveys. However, not all countries have completed or published these surveys. The new minimum estimate of close to 3,900 tigers is based on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species account for tigers, updated for countries where national tiger surveys have taken place since the IUCN assessment.<\/p>\n