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# Sixty-six wild tiger deaths were reported in the country in 2014.Two tiger deaths occurred on the last day of the year. ii. It was the only day in 2014 when two wild tiger deaths were reported. One was at Bandipur in Karnataka and the other at Tadoba Andhari in Maharashtra. iii. As per statistics provided by Tigernet, the official database of the National Tiger Conservation Authority, the highest number of wild tiger deaths was reported from the forests of Tamil Nadu —15, followed by Madhya Pradesh —14. Six of the deaths in Tamil Nadu were from the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. iv. The majority of wild tiger deaths was caused by poaching, It is estimated that about 50 tigers could have been killed in this manner.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 16:21:34 +0000

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