Madhya Pradesh stood first in a horrific tale of tiger deaths in the country. It has registered 19 deaths so far since January this year. At least 74 tigers died between January 1 and June 26 this year in India. Poaching still seems to be haunting the forest authorities with them failing to save tigers from death. 14 tigers were electrocuted, poisoned or simply killed by poachers.
According to the statistics 12 were victims of infighting, 2 tiger-human conflict, 3 road or train accidents, 1 fights with other animals. The other 26 tigers were "found dead", a category that includes mortality due to disease, old age or unexplained circumstances. Maharashtra and Uttarakhand take the second spot with nine fatalities each. Madhya Pradesh also has the highest number of recorded deaths on account of poaching which accounted to 6 deaths.
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