Status of Leopard in India 2018 Report 

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The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently released the “Status of Leopard in India, 2018” report.

Key Findings:

• India has 12,852 leopards compared to 7,910 leopards in 2014. In the country, the leopard population has increased by 60%.

• The states that registered the highest estimates of leopards were Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.

• Approximately 3,387 leopards have been found in the Western Ghats.