According to data from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, at least two people died every week due to tiger attacks in 2022. Data analyzed by News18 also shows that the number of deaths per year has increased five-fold between 2018 and 2022.
Among the states, Maharashtra has had the highest number of human deaths due to tiger attacks in the last few years, accounting for about 70-75%.
There were exceptionally more human deaths due to tiger attacks in 2022 compared to previous years. Of the 112 people who died in 2022, 85 were from Maharashtra. Uttar Pradesh was next with 11 such deaths.
According to the ministry, the main causes of human-wildlife conflict include habitat degradation, depletion of natural prey base, use of resources in wildlife habitat by humans for various reasons as well as continuous increase in wild animal population. Conservation efforts.
According to the latest All India Tiger Estimate 2022 report, the estimated population of tigers in India is 3,682 (with a lower limit of 3,167 and upper limit of 3,925). In 2018, the tiger population in India was estimated to be 2,967 (lower and upper range 2,603 to 3,346). The tiger population in India is increasing at the rate of 6% per year compared to 2006 to 2018.
2022 sees one tiger die every third day
According to ministry data, 121 tigers died in 2022 – one tiger every three days. Between 2018 and 2022, a total of 550 tigers were killed, resulting in an average of 110 deaths annually.
At least 128 tigers died due to natural causes, while 114 died due to poaching. A total of 290 cases were under investigation as per the latest details from the ministry.
Explaining the high rate of cases under investigation, the ministry said the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) follows a stringent protocol in ascertaining the cause of death of tigers. This includes collection of intestine samples, post-mortem of the dead body, histopathological analysis and circumstantial evidence.
Tiger death cases remain under investigation until all relevant documents and supporting documents are submitted by the states.
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