The Odisha government has rejected the report of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), which had put the number of tigers at 28 in the State.
The 40 tigers, including 13 male, 24 female and 3 cubs have been found from several wild life divisions out of which 26 are found in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR).
As many as 20,174 PIPs (Pug Impression Pads) and 448 trap cameras has been used by the forest staff to conduct the census.