Are the 37 tiger reserves created to give natural habitat to tigers no longer fit for them? Shocking figures have come out in the last seven years (2012-2019). In these seven years, 750 tigers have died across the country. Of these, 393 (52.4 percent) tigers have died inside the tiger reserve while 254 ie 33.8 percent have died outside. The incidents of mutual conflict and hunting are said to be the reason for the death of tigers.
Highest deaths in Madhya Pradesh
Manoj Tiwari, Bhopal. Are the 37 tiger reserves created to give natural habitat to tigers no longer fit for them? Shocking figures have come out in the last seven years (2012-2019). In these seven years, 750 tigers have died across the country. Of these, 393 (52.4 percent) tigers have died inside the tiger reserve while 254 ie 33.8 percent have died outside. The incidents of mutual conflict and hunting are said to be the reason for the death of tigers.
Highest deaths in Madhya Pradesh
Not only this, in 103 (13.73 percent) cases, tiger limbs have been seized. Out of these, files of 92 percent of cases were closed after the post mortem and forensic report, while eight percent of cases are still under investigation. Madhya Pradesh tops the country in death. Here 172 tigers have died in seven years. Kanha Tiger Reserve has killed 43 tigers. With this figure, he tops the tiger deaths.
More deaths in Tiger Reserve Bandhavgarh
At the same time, Bandhavgarh, the second-largest tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh, is third in the country with 38 tigers killed. Even though the Madhya Pradesh government and forest officials are happy that the state will become a tiger state again, the impact of this success is not visible on tiger management. Madhya Pradesh also ranks first in the country in terms of tiger deaths this year. This has been revealed by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) report.
Tigers are heavy for four months
Madhya Pradesh tops the report released by the NTCA on tigers dying across the country between 2012 and 2019. If the addition of 26 tiger deaths is added to this year i.e. in 2020, then the number of tigers dying in the state becomes 198. According to the report, the highest number of tigers are killed in January, March, and December. In May also, the death toll remains around this.
Weak ourselves, blame others
Between 2012 and 2019, an average of 86 tigers has been killed in January, 85-85 in March and December, and 80 in May. The lowest deaths were 35 in September and 38 in October. Villagers living around the protected area are usually blamed for the death of the tiger, but conditions within the tiger reserve are also poor. This is corroborated by the NTCA report. Tigers are dying even when there are no villagers in the reserves.
The death of tigers in these regions
State --- Number
Madhya Pradesh - 172
Maharashtra - 125
Karnataka - 111
Uttarakhand - 88
Tamil Nadu - 56
Assam - 54
Uttar Pradesh - 35
Kerala - 33
Rajasthan - 17
West Bengal - 11
Bihar - 10
Chhattisgarh - 09
Odisha - 07
Andhra Pradesh - 07
Telangana - 05
Tiger killed in the major tiger reserve
Tiger Reserve - Number
Kanha - 43
Nagarhole - 41
Bandipur and Bandhavgarh - 38-38
Corbett - 31
Kaziranga - 26
Mudumalai - 21
TATR - 18
Pench (MP-Maharashtra) - 17 -12
Valmiki - 11
Pilibhit - 11
Melghat - 11
Periyar - 09
Satyamangalam - 07
Panna - 07
Dudhwa - 07
BTR - 07
Sundarbans - 06
Orange - 05
Annamalai - 05
What causes many tigers to die
Year - Natural - Hunting - Unnatural - Seizure of organs
2012 - 42 - 23 - 07 - 16
2013 - 32 - 29 - 03 - 04
2014 - 45 - 13 - 08 - 12
2015 - 54 - 12 - 06 - 10
2016 - 66 - 25 - 08 - 22
2017 - 59 - 26 - 05 - 17
2018 - 45 - 28 - 04 - 10
2019 - 31 - 15 - 03 - 10
(Note: Between the years 2017 to 2019, the cases were reduced because investigations have continued in 10, 14, and 36 cases respectively for the three years.)