Tiger deaths continue in India despite ‘Save the Tiger’ campaign

Despite the ‘Save the Tiger’ campaign, India lost 41 tigers till 9 August this year and this is the same number of deaths as was recorded last year. This is based on fresh data furnished by National Tiger Conservation Authority and TRAFFIC-India, the wildlife trade monitoring network.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 12 August 2015.

Apart from natural causes, the deaths are attributed to intentional killing by the authorities in case of man-animal conflicts, snares and traps, even poisoning. Gone are the days of yesteryears when the rich and famous would go to hunt tigers and return with the head to stuff it and hang it on the wall as a trophy.
Three seizures from poachers have already been reported until March this year - two of these are from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh and one from Similipal in Orissa. The seizures from UP included tiger bones, flesh, and skin, as per Tigernet.
States where maximum number of tiger deaths have been reported include Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been chosen as the ambassador for its tiger conservation projects and it is expected to have a positive outcome for conservation measures.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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