10 Tigers Died In India Every Month In 2016, The Highest Number In A Decade #SaveTheTiger
Susmita MukherjeeUpdated on Jul 26, 2016, 15:16 IST
Addressing the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Monsoo session, the Minister for Environment, Anil Madhav, has stated that 73 tigers deaths have been reported in the country in 2016 alone this year.
"73 cases of tiger mortality have been reported by the states till date which inter alia include 21 cases of confirmed poaching including seizure, seven cases due to natural and other causes while 45 cases are under scrutiny," Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
The total number of tiger deaths last year was 78!
Of the total number of reported tiger deaths last year, the minister said that 14 were cases of poaching cases, 28 were natural deaths and the remaining were still under scrutiny. The Minister also added that the number of tigers still on the rise nationwide with an estimated 30 percent increase in population.