List of Indian states by wildlife population explained

The Bengal tiger and the Indian elephant are endangered species which are protected by Project Tiger and Project Elephant programmes run by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.^{[1] [2] [3]} Indian Leopards are vulnerable and protected species.^[4] The tiger numbers are of animals aged above 1.5 years.^{[5] [6]}

India is home to 75% of the world's tiger population^[7] as well as 60% of Asian elephant population.^[8]

State-wise data

• The South Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are home to nearly 44% of the elephants, 35% of the tigers and 31% of the leopards in India.^[9]
• The state of Karnataka alone is home to 22% of the elephants, 18% of the tigers and 14% of the leopards in India.
• The Northeast Indian states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Tripura together with West Bengal account for 30% of the elephants and 5% of the tiger population.
• The state of Gujarat is the only state with 100% of Asiatic lion population in the world.^[10]
• Information of the states Punjab, Haryana, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir are missing.

Tiger, Leopard and Elephant population by state

State	Tigers (2022)^[11]	Elephants (2018)^[12]	Leopards (2024)^[13]	Asiatic lion (2020)^[14]
	62	74	343	0
	29	1,614	0	0
	182	5,719	0	0
	31	25	32	0
	19	247	846	0
	2	0	71	0
	0	0	1,355	674
	3	679	29	0
	524	6,049	1,131	0
	183	3,054	472	0
	785	7	1,817	0
	444	6	908	0
	0	1,754	0	0
	0	7	0	0
	0	432	0	0
	20	1,966	345	0
	88	84	194	0
	306	2,961	815	0
	21	57	268	0
	0	203	0	0
	205	232	194	0
	560	1,839	703	0
	131	700	233	0
Total	3,682^[15]	27,875	9,736	674

See also

• Wildlife of India

Notes and References

1. Web site: Project Elephant. wildlifeofindia.org. 30 January 2016.
2. Web site: Project Tiger. projecttiger.nic.in. 30 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160211162057/http://projecttiger.nic.in/. 11 February 2016. dead.
3. Web site: About Project Elephant. Government of India. 30 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171114011706/http://envfor.nic.in/division/introduction-4. 14 November 2017. dead.
4. Web site: Farrows. Indian Leopard: Species in World Land Trust reserves. 2021-09-18. World Land Trust. en.
5. News: Tiger population grows. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123000356/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-has-2226-tigers-now-population-grows-by-30-in-past-three-years/523885-3.html. dead. 23 January 2015. CNN IBN. 30 January 2016.
6. News: Tiger numbers grow by 30. Times of India. 30 January 2016.
7. Web site: Tiger no. Up 33% in 4 years, India has 75% of global population | India News - Times of India. The Times of India.
8. News: Koshy. Jacob. 2021-08-12. Common survey to count India's elephant and tiger populations. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-09-18. 0971-751X.
9. Web site: Elephant census 2017.
10. Web site: Gir National Park: Lion population roars to 650 in Gujarat forests . August 4, 2017. Himanshu. Kaushik. The Times of India. en. 2020-02-25.
11. https://ntca.gov.in/assets/uploads/Reports/AITM/Tiger_Status_Report_2018.pdf
12. http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Synchronized%20Elephant%20Population%20Estimation%20India%202017.pdf
13. Web site: Finally, India gets a count of its leopard numbers: 12,000-14,000 - Times of India. The Times of India.
14. Web site: Up 151, Gujarat now has 674 Asiatic lions as two new dists get in the king's camp. 11 June 2020.
15. https://ntca.gov.in/assets/uploads/Reports/AITM/Tiger_Status_Report_2018.pdf