Lok Sabha Question No. 3361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Killing of Tigers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3361

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2016

## Killing of Tigers

## 3361.  SHRI KAMAL NATH:

## SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has sought reports from the State Government of Madhya Pradesh regarding the exact number of tigers killed/died in various tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh during the last two years; and
- (b) if so, the details in this regard, year-wise;
- (c) whether  the  poachers  involved  in  killings  of  the  tigers  in  various  tiger  reserves  in  Madhya Pradesh have been arrested; and
- (d) if so, the details in this regard;
- (e) whether the deaths of tigers declared as natural deaths by the forest officials have been probed; and
- (f) if so, the details and outcome in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) & (b) Yes  Sir.    Reports  relating  to  each  tiger  death  from  the  entire  country, inter  alia , including the State of Madhya Pradesh is sought every year as per advisories / standard operating  procedures  issued  by  the  National  Tiger  Conservation  Authority  in  this regard.    The  year-wise  details  of  tiger  mortality,  for  the  last  two  years  in  respect  of Madhya Pradesh are at Annexure-I.
- (c) & (d) As reported by State of Madhya Pradesh, 46 culprits have been apprehended in crimes related to tiger poaching during the last two years and are undergoing trial in different courts.
- (e) & (f) The National Tiger Conservation Authority has issued an advisory that all tiger deaths will be treated as poaching unless and until proved otherwise.  Therefore, all the tiger mortality cases are examined by States for ascertaining cause of death through forensic, toxicological,  ballistic  (if  required),  pathological  examinations  besides  conducting post-mortem  by  a  team  of  veterinarians  in  the  presence  of  representatives  of  the National Tiger Conservation Authority, Chief Wildlife Warden and local body.

ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3361  ON  KILLING  OF  TIGERS  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON 06.12.2016

## Year-wise details of tiger mortality, for the last two years in respect of Madhya Pradesh

| Sl. No.   | State          | 2014                 | 2014                       | 2014                     | 2015                 | 2015                       | 2015                     |
|-----------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|           |                | Cases under scrutiny | Poaching including seizure | Natural and other causes | Cases under scrutiny | Poaching including seizure | Natural and other causes |
| 1.        | Madhya Pradesh | 1                    | 3                          | 12                       | 3                    | 1                          | 9                        |

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