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On the verge of extinction
- From around 40,000 tigers at the turn of the last century, there are just 1411 tigers left in India.
- 2009 was the worst year for tigers in India, with 86 deaths reported.
- There are 37 Tiger sanctuaries in India. However, 17 sanctuaries are on the verge of losing their tiger population.
- Corbett National Park is the oldest tiger park in India. It was created in 1936 as ?Hailey National Park?.
- The Kanha National Park?s lush sal and bamboo forests, grassy meadows and ravines provided inspiration to Rudyard Kipling for his famous novel, The Jungle Book.
On the verge of extinction