India lost 64 tigers in 2014

India lost 64 tigers in 2014
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India lost 64 tigers due to various reasons in 2014 with Tamil Nadu topping the chart with the maximum number of deaths, according to National Tiger Conservation Authority. Tamil Nadu saw 15 tigers deaths followed by Madhya Pradesh, which witnessed 14 deaths, says the data on tigernet.Nic.In.

Bhopal: India lost 64 tigers due to various reasons in 2014 with Tamil Nadu topping the chart with the maximum number of deaths, according to National Tiger Conservation Authority. Tamil Nadu saw 15 tigers deaths followed by Madhya Pradesh, which witnessed 14 deaths, says the data on tigernet.Nic.In.

MP's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, once densely populated with tigers lost seven majestic beasts while Kanha Tiger Reserve reported four tiger deaths. Pench Tiger Reserve and Panna Tiger Reserve lost one big cat each while as many deaths were reported from Balaghat district's forested area, it said. The deaths might have come as a blow to MP which is trying hard to regain the tiger state status which it lost to Karnataka in the last big cats count.

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