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Over 50% tiger deaths since 2021 outside reserves: Govt
Orissa POST
|July 30, 2025
THE NATIONAL TIGER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (NTCA) DATA SHOWS THAT 667 TIGERS DIED BETWEEN 2021 AND SO FAR IN 2025
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More than half of the tiger deaths in India since 2021 occurred outside protected reserves, a PTI analysis of government data revealed Tuesday, even as the country pushes ahead with new initiatives to strengthen conservation, including an India-led global alliance for big cats and efforts to relocate villages from core tiger habitats.
Maharashtra recorded the highest number of such deaths at 111, followed by Madhya Pradesh with 90. The data also shows 129 tiger deaths in 2021, 122 in 2022, 182 in 2023, 126 in 2024 and 108 so far in 2025.
Home to around 3,682 tigers, India continues to face the challenge of conserving big cats outside reserves, where nearly 30 per cent of the population lives. Toaddress this, the government plans to launch the Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves (TOTR) project, covering 80 forest divisions in 17 states, to reduce human-tiger conflict.
This story is from the July 30, 2025 edition of Orissa POST.
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