14 deaths this year,meet to discuss tiger mortality

To prevent tiger mortality,a meeting between the officials of the state Forest department and National Tiger Conservation Authority is scheduled to be held by the end of this week.

To prevent tiger mortality,a meeting between the officials of the state Forest department and National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is scheduled to be held by the end of this week.

With 14 tiger deaths already being reported from across the country this year,the meeting would focus on the mysterious death of a tiger in the states North Kheri forest division.

The carcass of an adult male tiger was recovered from North Kheri on January 6. According to the postmortem report,the cause of death could not be ascertained,as the carcass was over 48 hours old and the internal organs of the big cat had decomposed.

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The meeting is scheduled during April 10 to 12, said B K Patnaik,PCCF,UP Forest department. We will review the protection strategy that is being taken up by officials at the tiger reserves. We can review the shortcomings and loopholes in their strategy and suggest solutions, said a NTCA official.

Deaths in 2010 Uttar Pradesh
Jan 6: North Kheri Karnataka
March 27: Bandipur Tiger Reserve Bargi village Gundlupet taluk,in Chamarajanagar
Feb 21: Gundlupet Kollegal Forest,BandipurUttrakhand
March 15: Tarai West,Ramnagar
Jan 11: Gujadi,Dhikala,Corbett Reserve
Jan 5: Phulei,Dhikala,Corbett ReserveBihar
March 11: Madanpur Range,Valmiki Tiger ReserveRajasthan
MarCH 7: Ranthambore National Park
MarCH 7: Ranthambore National ParkKerela
March 7: WayanadAssam
Feb 18: Eastern Range,Kaziranga Tiger Reserve
Feb 14: Eastern Range,Kaziranga Tiger ReserveMadhya Pradesh
Jan 28: Pench National ParkArunachal Pradesh
Jan 26: West Siang District

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