Ten tiger deaths every month in India

The New Indian Express , Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Correspondent :
NEW DELHI: In a worrying trend this year, 73 tiger deaths have been reported so far which means 10 deaths every month and majority being poached. The number is much high compared to 78 tiger mortality during the entire year in 2015.

"73 cases of tiger mortality have been reported by the states till date which inter alia include 21 cases of confirmed poaching including seizure, seven cases due to natural and other causes while 45 cases are under scrutiny," Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

The tiger deaths this year are comparatively high as a total of 78 tiger mortality cases were reported last year which included 14 cases of poaching including seizure, 28 deaths due to natural and other causes and 36 cases which were under scrutiny.

Dave said that the assessment of the status of tigers, co-predators and their prey in 2014 using the refined methodology has shown a countrywide 30 percent increase in tiger numbers with an estimated number of 2226 (range 1945-2491) as compared to 2010 estimation of 1706 (range 1520-1909) tigers.

India is home to largest number of tiger population in the world. But tiger habitats are under threat due to development activities and mining in dense forest areas. The government is now coming up with a policy to incentivize project proponents to give land for compensatory afforestation in Tiger corridors to protect these.

 
SOURCE : http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Ten-tiger-deaths-every-month-in-India/2016/07/26/article3547051.ece
 


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