Tiger count in the Sunderbans reaches carrying capacity
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The Sunderbans tiger population may have reached its carrying capacity. The scientists of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), who are compiling data as part of the all-India tiger census, have revealed this.
The carrying capacity of a population is the maximum number of individuals that can live in a population stably. This, the scientists said, can be a cause of concern especially if movement corridors are disrupted, as this would lead to over-crowding of tigers who would be compelled to enter human habitation triggering conflict. See link below to read the story in The Times of India.