Deaths of 14 tigers in 5 months in Uttarakhand depart forest officers in a tizzy

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DEHRADUN: The deaths of 14 tigers in a brief span of 5 months in Uttarakhand have raised considerations amongst prime wildlife officers.

Director General of Forest C P Goyal has sought an replace from Uttarakhand forest division officers on this regard and requested them to submit a report on the earliest.

According to data accessible and up to date on the web site of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the primary case of tiger demise was reported on January 23 this yr.

“Two more tigers have died in the state this month, taking the death toll to 14 in the last five months,” mentioned a forest division supply. Of the 14 deaths, 10 are from forest divisions in Kumaon together with the Corbett Tiger Reserve.

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An inquiry has already been ordered by the chief wildlife warden of the state forest division on this regard, however the remaining report remains to be awaited. According to departmental sources, in some instances the DNA report of the killed tigers has not but been acquired by the forest division, so the ultimate report is delayed.

Speaking to The New Indian Express, Chief Wildlife Warden Sameer Sinha mentioned, “The investigation into tiger death cases has been handed over to Kumaon chief PK Patra. They had submitted their report. After studying the report, information has been sought on some more points on it. The final report is expected in two-three days. After the test, it will be handed over to the government. However, the involvement of poachers in any of the cases has not been confirmed so far. All the organs of the tigers have been found safe.”

According to data accessible on the web site of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the primary demise was reported on January 23 this yr when a tiger was discovered useless within the Dhela vary of the Corbett Tiger Reserve right here. The second case can be from Nainital, the third is from Fatehpur vary of Kumaon Terai area, fourth from Haldwani forest division, fifth from Ramnagar forest division, sixth from Corbett Tiger Reserve, seventh from Lansdowne forest division underneath Kalagarh division, eighth from Corbett Malani vary, ninth from Sona river vary of Kumaon and tenth from Chilla vary of Rajaji Park.

DEHRADUN: The deaths of 14 tigers in a brief span of 5 months in Uttarakhand have raised considerations amongst prime wildlife officers.

Director General of Forest C P Goyal has sought an replace from Uttarakhand forest division officers on this regard and requested them to submit a report on the earliest.

According to data accessible and up to date on the web site of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the primary case of tiger demise was reported on January 23 this yr.

“Two more tigers have died in the state this month, taking the death toll to 14 in the last five months,” mentioned a forest division supply. Of the 14 deaths, 10 are from forest divisions in Kumaon together with the Corbett Tiger Reserve.

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An inquiry has already been ordered by the chief wildlife warden of the state forest division on this regard, however the remaining report remains to be awaited. According to departmental sources, in some instances the DNA report of the killed tigers has not but been acquired by the forest division, so the ultimate report is delayed.

Speaking to The New Indian Express, Chief Wildlife Warden Sameer Sinha mentioned, “The investigation into tiger death cases has been handed over to Kumaon chief PK Patra. They had submitted their report. After studying the report, information has been sought on some more points on it. The final report is expected in two-three days. After the test, it will be handed over to the government. However, the involvement of poachers in any of the cases has not been confirmed so far. All the organs of the tigers have been found safe.”

According to data accessible on the web site of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the primary demise was reported on January 23 this yr when a tiger was discovered useless within the Dhela vary of the Corbett Tiger Reserve right here. The second case can be from Nainital, the third is from Fatehpur vary of Kumaon Terai area, fourth from Haldwani forest division, fifth from Ramnagar forest division, sixth from Corbett Tiger Reserve, seventh from Lansdowne forest division underneath Kalagarh division, eighth from Corbett Malani vary, ninth from Sona river vary of Kumaon and tenth from Chilla vary of Rajaji Park.