Madhya Pradesh loses 26 tigers in 2020; govt says birth rate more than deaths

Madhya Pradesh, which is known as the ‘tiger state’ of India, has lost 26 striped animals so far this year, as per the National Tiger Conservation Authority.Reacting to it, Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Vijay Shah told PTI that the average death rate of tigers was less compared to their birth rate in the state in last six years.According to the National Tiger Conservation Authoritys (NTCA) website, out of the 26 tiger deaths reported since April this year, MP lost 21 felines inside the tiger reserves, including 10 in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.Close No tiger death was reported in the first three months of this year, as per the data. related news Delhi’s air quality remains ‘poor’ Coronavirus update: COVID-19 caseload in India nears 94 lakh; recovery rate above 93% In 2019, the state lost 28 tigers while three cases of seizures of body parts due to poaching were also reported.Karnataka, which is on the second position in the number of tigers in the country, registered eight deaths and two seizures of tiger body parts this year, as per the data.The southern state lost 12 big cats last year.”Right now, MP has 124 tiger cubs. The cubs were not counted during… Read full this story

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