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As number of tigers rises in Assam, risk of human-tiger conflicts grows

India is home to over 65% of the global tiger population (4,500) with 2,967 tigers as per the four-yearly tiger census conducted last in 2018.

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As tigers straying into villages became more common, the forest department has involved villagers to help them trace tigers and guide them back either into zoos or the forest.

Aatreyee Dhar | IndiaSpend
One day in 2011, when sunlight was fading over the man-made ponds-turned-fisheries of Kachariveti 1, bordering the western range of Assam's Orang National Park, Jalal Uddin, a farmer, was setting up fishing poles and attaching lures--mainly frogs. Early next morning, when he re-visited to check for catch, he sensed someone desperately scratching at him. He brushed it aside as an attempt by his friends to distract him for fun.

When he noticed his friends standing a few feet away gesturing to look up, he saw a six- to seven-month-old tiger a foot above. Instantly, he took a dip in the

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