According to data from the Ministry of Forest Environment and Climate Change (MoEFCC) for the first time in the past three years, the number of tiger deaths in a year in the country has been less than 100.
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In 2019 84 cases were of tiger deaths and 11 cases of seizures (in which a tiger is presumed dead on the basis of body parts seized by authorities). Altogether, the number of tiger deaths is 95.
As per the last tiger census report released in July 2019, the number of tigers in India stands at 2,967.
In 2018, the tiger deaths recorded were 100 (93 mortalities and seven seizures). In 2017 the number was 115 (98 mortalities and 17 seizures), and in 2016 it was 122 (101 mortalities and 21 seizures).
M-STriPES (Monitoring System for Tigers-Intensive Protection & Ecological Status) patrolling app has been deployed and is being used in every Tiger Reserve
Anup Nayak, Member Secretary of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) said, “with the increase in tiger numbers, more areas in the country need to be declared Tiger Reserves. The reduced numbers of tiger mortalities are because of surveillance, good management of Tiger Reserves and a lot of awareness and education programmes on tiger conservation.”
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The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was established in December 2005 following a recommendation of the Tiger Task Force, constituted by the Prime Minister of India for reorganised management of Project Tiger and the many Tiger Reserves in India. The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 was amended in 2006 to provide for constituting the National Tiger Conservation Authority responsible for the implementation of the Project Tiger plan to protect endangered tigers. More Info
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