PATNA: Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) is likely to hit a half century in terms of number of tigers as per the latest nationwide tiger census report which will be released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. The number of tigers at VTR, the lone tiger reserve of Bihar, as per the last tiger census report of 2021, stood at 45.
A VTR official told TOI that raw data from camera traps has pegged the updated tiger numbers at 51, but the final number would be ascertained after processing of the raw data sent to Wildlife Institute of India (WII).