NTCA data reveals that over half (53.2%) of tiger deaths occurred within Tiger Reserves (TRs), while nearly one-third (35.22%) happened outsideboundary of TRs during 2012-2022.
- Number of tiger deaths in 2023 is highest (178) since 2012.
- During 2012-2022, Madhya Pradesh (Bandhavgarh TR) reported highest number of Tiger death.
Indian Tiger (Panthera tigris) or Royal Bengal Tiger
- It is flagship species of India and has been declared as National Animal of India.
- Population: Average number is 3,682 (All India Tiger Estimation -2022).
- Distribution: Found in throughout India (75% of world’s wild tiger population), Nepal, Bhutan & Bangladesh.
- Madhya Pradesh has maximum number of tigers followed by Karnataka and Uttarakhand.
- India’s Habitat: Shivalik-Gangetic plains, Central India and Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats, North Eastern Hills & Brahmaputra Flood Plains and Sundarbans.
- Characteristics: Solitary, mostly nocturnal and territorial animal, and territory of an adult male may encompass territories of two to seven females.
- Tiger stripes are individually as unique as human fingerprints.
- Threats: Habitat and loss of prey species, hunting, poaching, and illegal trade, Conflict with humans etc.
- Conservation status
- Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972: Schedule I.
- IUCN Red List: Endangered.
- CITES: Appendix I.
Conservation MeasuresIndia
Global
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