Earlier Sunday, PM Modi visited Bandipur Tiger Reserve where he interacted with frontline field staff involved in conservation efforts, as part of programmes to mark 50 years of 'Project Tiger'.
Junior forest minister Ashwini Choubey gave these details in Lok Sabha in response to queries of three MPs. NTCA official says it’s normal for mortality rates to vary from year to year.
Barely two months into 2023, India has lost 37 tigers. On 26 February, the deaths of three tigers in Maharashtra, Kerala and Uttarakhand were recorded by the NTCA.
The area of the tiger reserve in Erode, which houses 80 tigers, is contiguous with the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Bandipur Tiger Reserve and BR Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary.
Officials believe the tigers may have migrated either to a different part of the Ranthambore forest, or may have crossed the Chambal river to go to Madhya Pradesh.
World’s largest wildlife survey reveals tiger population is now almost 3,000. Forest officers say protecting big cat helps the ecosystem over long ranges.
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