Kaziranga Tiger Reserve

Current Context : On Global Tiger Day (29 July 2025), Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that Kaziranga Tiger Reserve now ranks 3rd globally in tiger density.

• Tiger count increased from 104 (2022) to 148 (2024) — a major conservation success.

 ABOUT KAZIRANGA TIGER RESERVE

• Location: Assam, in Golaghat and Nagaon districts
• UNESCO World Heritage Status: Since 1985 
• Designated Tiger Reserve: 2006
• Tiger Population Growth
  • 1997: ~80 tigers
  • 2019: 121 tigers
  • 2022: 104 tigers
  • 2024: 148 tigers
• Division-wise Data (2024)
  • Biswanath Wildlife Division (first-time survey): 27 tigers
  • Eastern Assam Division: 104 → 115 tigers
  • Nagaon Division: stable at 6 tigers
• Density Rank (Global)
  • Kaziranga:65 tigers / 100 sq km
  • Ranks 3rd worldwide, after:
    • Bandipur (Karnataka):83
    • Corbett (Uttarakhand):56