Rishikesh, Sep 24 (PTI) The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has begun ground-level work to accurately and scientifically estimate the 2026 tiger population across the country and other important aspects related to the census.

The institute’s director Govind S Bhardwaj said that the sixth tiger census in the country is being conducted by the institute under the direction of the Union Forest Ministry and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

He said that a training programme has begun for frontline forest personnel of forest divisions located in tiger landscapes. He added that a two-day training programme was held on September 15-16 this month at the Pench Tiger Reserve in the Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh, in which trainees from tiger-bearing states of central and western

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