The estimated number of 3,582 is an average figure for a population that likely ranges between 3,167 and 3,925. Tiger numbers are estimated based on the number of unique tigers captured on camera, plus an estimate of animals that may have not been photographed.
That is propaganda and very sad news actually. Short story how this happens. Private companies goes in to self sufficient villages.
Best outcome for the young ? Servants to to tourists that fill the pockets of murderers. Government ,police and capitalists in cohort splitting the profits.
Source , me . I did a study wrote a uni paper in collaborations with https://equitabletourism.org/ many years ago in Madhya Pradesh
What does this have to do with big cats?
Tiger reserves as a tourism industry. Can’t have people in the reserves.