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World's first successful scientific reintroduction of tigers

July 26 , 2026 12 hrs 0 min 93 0

The world’s first successful scientific reintroduction of tigers into a landscape of local extinction took place at the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan, India.
After poachers completely wiped out its tiger population by 2005, the reserve underwent a historic, science-based translocation program.
Sariska has witnessed remarkable recovery from a situation of local extinction in 2005 to supporting 56 tigers today.
Highlighting the country's achievements in tiger conservation, the Government said the number of tiger reserves has increased from 46 to 58 over the past decade.
The Government also noted that India has successfully achieved the St. Petersburg Declaration target of doubling its wild tiger population by 2022.
Project Cheetah is the world's first inter-continental large carnivore reintroduction.