M.P. lost 26 tigers in 2020, say national conservation data
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Madhya Pradesh, referred to as the ‘tiger state’ of India, has lost 26 striped animals to date this yr, as per the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
M.P. Forest Minister Vijay Shah mentioned common loss of life charge of tigers was much less in comparison with their start charge in the State in final six years.
According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority’s web site, out of the 26 deaths reported since April this yr, M.P. lost 21 felines contained in the tiger reserves, together with 10 in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. No tiger loss of life was reported in the primary three months of this yr, as per the data. In 2019, the State lost 28 tigers whereas three circumstances of seizures of physique elements resulting from poaching had been additionally reported. Karnataka, which is on the second place in the variety of tigers in the nation, registered eight deaths and two seizures of tiger physique elements this yr. The State lost 12 large cats final yr. “M.P. has 124 tiger cubs. The cubs were not counted during the last census. In the next count, we are going to have more than 600 tigers,” Mr. Shah mentioned.
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