NEWSLINK: Madhya Pradesh records 27 tiger deaths in 2019, highest in the country again

Madhya Pradesh—the tiger state of India—has reported the highest number of tiger deaths in the country again in 2019. Twenty-seven big cats reportedly died in the state forests and surroundings, according to the figures collated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

In 2018 too, MP had recorded 27 tiger deaths—the highest in country. A total of 81 tiger deaths have been reported in the country in 2019. This would mean that one-third of the deaths were reported from Madhya Pradesh.

In 2018, as many as 94 tiger mortalities had been reported in the country. The number of deaths has seen a decline this year.

Madhya Pradesh regained the status of ‘tiger state’ when the tiger census 2018 was released earlier this year. According to the census, the state had 526 striped big cats, two more than Karnataka (524).

With Karnataka reporting just 12 deaths in 2019 according to NTCA figures, the tiger state tag for MP seems to be under threat.

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