India's Tiger Population Reaches Milestone of 3,000+

India's tiger population has grown to over 3,000, according to a recent census. The country's flagship conservation program, Project Tiger, began in 1973 after a census found India's tigers were rapidly becoming extinct through habitat loss. However, experts warn that the current model of conservation, which centers around creating reserves that can function undisturbed by humans, often ends up uprooting Indigenous communities that have lived in the now-protected forests for millennia.