New Delhi Dec 30 PTI As many as 126 tigers died in India in 2021 the National Tiger Conservation Authority NTCA said on Thursday asserting that it is looking into the cause of the recent death of a big cat in Madhya PradeshA tiger was found dead in Chhindwara of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday taking this years toll in the state to 44 According to reports two days ago a tigress died in the states Dindori area allegedly due to poisoningAn official from the NTCA said the number of tiger deaths has increased in 2021 and investigations are ongoingThe official who did not wish to be named said several measures are being taken to protect tigers which include patrolling and arresting people for poachingHe said there can be many causes for the death as the population of tigers is huge and a standard operating procedure SoP is followed to ascertain the reasonsThe official said the tiger death is under scrutiny of the state as well as the NTCAThe official also rejected reports that claimed the tigress in Madhya Pradesh died due to poisoning in Dindora saying they are mere assumptions as scrutiny takes timeOngoing process to protect tigers like patrolling is going on and a lot of people have been arrested for poaching too We are doing everything to protect the tigers but we should also understand that nearly 30 per cent of them are outside tiger reserves the official saidAs per the NTCA the maximum tiger deaths this year took place in Madhya Pradesh 44 followed by 26 in Maharashtra and 14 in Karnataka PTI AG IJT

Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], November 27 (ANI): Over 500 cameras have been installed at different places in the Simlipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha's Mayurbhanj to capture tigers' activities for the All India Tiger Estimation 2022 survey.

Dehradun Nov 26 PTI More than two dozen officials of the Uttarakhand forest department have been transferred following allegations of large scale felling of trees and illegal constructions in Corbett Tiger Reserves buffer zoneAmong the 29 officials that were transferred are the states Head of Forest Force Rajiv Bhartari and Chief Wildlife Warden J S SuhagAccording to an order dated November 25 Bhartari has been replaced by Chief Conservator of Forests Vinod Kumar who was heading the Uttarakhand Biodiversity Board Bhartari on the other hand will fill in Kumars shoes as the head the board the order saidSuhag has been relieved of the additional charge of Chief Wildlife Warden while he will continue to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority project Chief Conservator of Forests eco-tourism Parag Madhukar Dhakate will take over the additional charge from Suhag the order statedA fact-finding team of the National Tiger Conservation Authority NTCA had raised objections to the alleged massive felling of trees and illegal constructions in the Corbett Tiger Reserves buffer zoneThe NTCA team after a field survey had recommended identifying and penalising officials with whose connivance the alleged illegal constructions had been carried out in Kalagarh and Morghatti forest zones of the reserve It had also recommended setting up a vigilance probe into the role of officials PTI ALM CJ KJ

New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) committee which recently visited Corbett Tiger Reserve regarding alleged illegal construction of bridges, buildings and water bodies by the felling of trees, on Friday observed that the entire ongoing construction activities in one of the highest density tiger habitat of the world without any competent sanctions and by violating the various statutory provisions/court orders is an excellent example of both administrative and managerial failure.