INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
DEHRADUN: In a worrying statistic, India has lost 24 tigers in a brief period of simply over a month this year - in between January 1 and
This makes it the highest number of big feline fatalities at the start of a year in the previous three years
Data accessed by TOI from National Tiger Conservation Authority, apex body for preservation of the felines, exposes that 16 tigers had
actually died in the corresponding duration last year while 20 deaths were reported in the very same time period in 2021
The maximum deaths this year were reported from MP (nine) followed by Maharashtra (6), Rajasthan (three), Karnataka (two), Uttarakhand (two)
and one each from Assam and Kerala.Incidentally, January has seen optimum tiger deaths in the past years
NTCA information reveals that between 2012-2022, 128 tigers passed away in January while March (123) and May (113) saw the next highest
number of fatalities.As for the cause, most of the deaths are reported to be due to natural causes, consisting of territorial battles and
ageing although authorities say they are scrutinising the data to guarantee poaching linkages are not lost out either
Considering a population of over 3,000 tigers countrywide, the deaths of a couple of are regular
But the high variety of deaths in a brief time span is striking and therefore, they are being examined as per procedure, said an NTCA
