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As many as 76 tiger deaths have been reported in the country from January to October this year, with at least 35 being attributed to natural causes, mutual attacks and direct or indirect human intervention, which includes poaching.Madhya Pradesh reported the highest number of deaths, accounting for nearly a third of all mortalities. Karnataka, which boasts the highest tiger population among states, was in second spot with 13 deaths.The national mortality figure is the highest since 2010; 69 tiger deaths were reported in the whole of 2015. Maharashtra accounted for 12 of the 76 deaths.
Conservationists have rai sed alarm on poaching, given the rise in cases of seizure of tiger body parts across the country this year. Twenty seizures were registered in the country till November, also the highest since 2010. One such seizure was made last month in the Navegaon-Nagzira re gion of Gondia district in Maharashtra.
The data has been released by `tigernet', a collaborative effort of the National Tiger Conservation Authority and TRAFFIC-India. Though 41 of the 76 deaths are still being investigated, the remaining have been attributed to direct or indirect human intervention -including poaching, poisoning, electrocution, road accidents and elimination by authorities -besides tigers attacking each other and natural causes. Experts say the growing number of seizures could also mean that the government's intelligence gathering is becoming more sophisticated, which has helped trap more poachers.
“We usually witness a high incidence of poaching from August to November every year, though the reasons for this trend are unknown,“ said Shekhar Kumar Niraj, head of TRAFFIC India, a wildlife trade monitoring network.“The situation this year seems far more grim as there has been an almost 10% increase in tiger mortalities and an over 150% increase in seizures since last year.“
“The Tadoba and Melghat regions of Maharashtra have always been more prone to tiger poaching. Maharashtra shares its border with Madhya Pradesh, where tiger mortalities and cases of poaching are the highest,“ he said.
Conservationists have rai sed alarm on poaching, given the rise in cases of seizure of tiger body parts across the country this year. Twenty seizures were registered in the country till November, also the highest since 2010. One such seizure was made last month in the Navegaon-Nagzira re gion of Gondia district in Maharashtra.
The data has been released by `tigernet', a collaborative effort of the National Tiger Conservation Authority and TRAFFIC-India. Though 41 of the 76 deaths are still being investigated, the remaining have been attributed to direct or indirect human intervention -including poaching, poisoning, electrocution, road accidents and elimination by authorities -besides tigers attacking each other and natural causes. Experts say the growing number of seizures could also mean that the government's intelligence gathering is becoming more sophisticated, which has helped trap more poachers.
“We usually witness a high incidence of poaching from August to November every year, though the reasons for this trend are unknown,“ said Shekhar Kumar Niraj, head of TRAFFIC India, a wildlife trade monitoring network.“The situation this year seems far more grim as there has been an almost 10% increase in tiger mortalities and an over 150% increase in seizures since last year.“
“The Tadoba and Melghat regions of Maharashtra have always been more prone to tiger poaching. Maharashtra shares its border with Madhya Pradesh, where tiger mortalities and cases of poaching are the highest,“ he said.
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