According to National Tiger Conservation
Authority (NTCA), 750 tigers have died in the country in the last eight years
i.e. between 2012 and 2019 due to poaching and other causes.
The state of Madhya Pradesh has topped
these figures with highest casualities at 173. 38 were due to poaching, 94
natural deaths, 19 under scrutiny, six due to the unnatural causes and 16
seizures. Notably, Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of 526 tigers in the
country.
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Tiger Deaths in
India |
||
|
# |
State |
No of deaths |
|
01 |
Madhya Pradesh |
173 |
|
02 |
Maharashtra |
125 |
|
03 |
Karnataka |
111 |
|
04 |
Uttarakhand |
88 |
|
05 |
Assam |
54 |
|
06 |
Tamil Nadu |
54 |
|
07 |
Kerala |
35 |
|
08 |
Uttar Pradesh |
35 |
|
09 |
Rajasthan |
17 |
|
10 |
Bihar |
11 |
|
11 |
West Bengal |
11 |
|
12 |
Chhattisgarh |
10 |
|
13 |
Andhra Pradesh |
07 |
|
14 |
Odisha |
07 |
|
15 |
Telangana |
05 |
|
16 |
Nagaland |
02 |
|
17 |
New Delhi |
02 |
|
18 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
01 |
|
19 |
Haryana |
01 |
|
20 |
Gujarat |
01 |
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Tiger Poaching in
India |
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|
# |
State |
No of cases |
|
01 |
Maharashtra |
28 |
|
02 |
Karnataka |
28 |
|
03 |
Assam |
17 |
|
04 |
Uttarakhand |
14 |
|
05 |
Uttar Pradesh |
12 |
|
06 |
Tamil Nadu |
11 |
|
07 |
Kerala |
06 |
|
08 |
Rajasthan |
03 |
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