As per the All India Tiger estimate, 2018, Assam has a total Population of 159 tigers, 104 in Kaziranga, 31 in Manas, 21 in Orang and 3 inNameriand the number increased to 200 in 2021, a forest official said.Kazirangahas 121 tigers as per phase IV tiger monitoring in 2020 while Manas has 48 tigers. Orang and Nameri have 21 and 3 tigers respectively.
Manas, Kaziranga and Orang are among the 14 in India which received the accreditation of the Global Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) which have been recognized for good Tiger Conservation. CA|TS is a set of criteria which allows tiger sites to check if their management will lead to successful tiger conservation. Global Tiger Day was observed in the tiger reserves with officials, NGOs, individuals, wildlife activists and local communities underscoring the need for the conservation of the big cat to maintain a healthy ecosystem.
The population of tigers has shown a promising trend in the Brahmaputra flood plains. However, the Nameri and Pakke blocks have shown a decreasing trend of tiger population.
However, connectivity of this population to Kaziranga in the south and Nameri-Pakke in the north is being disrupted due to increasing human settlements and khutis (cattle farms), the report added. Suklabaidya said the increase in tiger count in Assam and other parts augurs well at a time when there has been a decline in the population of the big cats elsewhere.