Government data says 628 tigers die in India during the past five years
26 July 24
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total of 628 tigers died in India during the past five years due to
natural causes and other reasons, including poaching, according to
government data.
Meanwhile, 349 people were killed in tiger attacks during this period, with Maharashtra alone recording 200 deaths.
According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), 96
tigers died in 2019, 106 in 2020, 127 in 2021, 121 in 2022, and 178 in
2023.
The number of tiger deaths in 2023 is also the highest since 2012, the data revealed.
Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State
for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh said on July 25 that 49 people each
were killed in tiger attacks in 2019 and 2020, 59 in 2021, 110 in 2022,
and 82 in 2023.
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