Tiger deaths increased to 127 in 2021 from 106 in 2020: Govt in Rajya Sabha
The Hindu
“The government is taking stringent actions against poaching.”
Tiger deaths increased to 127 last year from 106 deaths in the previous year for various reasons, including old age, the government said on Thursday.
The number of tiger deaths in 2019 stood at 96, it said.
Replying to supplementary questions in Rajya Sabha, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said there are many reasons for the death of the feline like old age, infighting among tigers, electrocution and poaching.
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