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Number of tigers in India in 2008:
1,411
According to a census by the National Tiger Conservation Authority, this is down from 3,642 in 2001.
Source: India Today, 3/10/2008
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Number of tigers in India in 2001:
3,642
Source: Int'l Herald Tribune, 1/16/2004
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What people in certain regions of India do to ward off tiger attacks :
Wear masks on the back of their heads
Since tigers generally do not attack from the front, but rather from behind, the masks are meant to make tigers believe that the person is looking at them.
Source: NPR, 1/21/2004
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Number of people killed annually by tigers in India:
30-40
Source: Time Magazine, 8/23/2004
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