Conservationists in India will be celebrating today after it was confirmed that the tiger population in Tamil Nadu is on the up.

According to the latest figures there has been a 25 per cent increase in the number of big cats in the area with 76 now making it their home.

The state's environment and forests minister N Selvaraj said that the latest figures "proved that the state was a frontrunner in tiger conservation and the priority placed for this cause by the state".

He added that more money is to be spent on tiger conservation activities in the Kalakkad-Mundathurai, Anamalai and Mudumalai sanctuaries.

Last week, Reuters reported that 14 tiger cubs had been seen in Ranthambore National Park in western Rajasthan which are now being monitored continually to ensure they remain unharmed.

"It is fantastic news and new cubs means the habitat is good and conditions ideal in Ranthambore for breeding," Sujoy Banerjee from WWF India's Species Conservation Program said at the time.

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