India Tiger Deaths

Two senior forest officials of Madhya Pradesh have been suspended for alleged negligence in their duties after the death of 10 elephants at the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.

Samples collected in connection with the death of 10 elephants in three days this week in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve are being sent to the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Uttar Pradesh and the forensic laboratory in Sagar

Eight elephants have died in 48 hours in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve; seven were found dead on Tuesday and an eighth carcass was found Wednesday.

Seven elephants have died in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and three others are receiving medical treatment, wildlife officials have told NDTV.

A 40-year-old man was killed by a tiger in the Maheshpur range of the South Kheri forest division in this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday, marking the second such fatality in the area within a fortnight.

Madhya Pradesh Forest Department went through an administrative shake-up this week amid scrutiny over the alarming increase in the number of dead tigers in the Bandhavgarh reserve, and public outcry fuelled partly by NDTV's ground coverage.

The discovery of a skeleton of an adult male tiger - with four holes, which a preliminary medical examination suggests might be bullet wounds, in the skull - in Madhya Pradesh's Ratapani, less than 60km from capital Bhopal, has caused worry.

Initiating action after an NDTV report on the alarming rise of tiger deaths in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, the Madhya Pradesh Forest Headquarters has issued notices to the reserve's deputy director and officials from the Shahdol Forest Division.

A day after NDTV published an exclusive report on a concerning surge in Madhya Pradesh tiger deaths, a prominent wildlife activist has called for a CBI investigation into the matter and the state government has assured action.

Alarming cases of tiger deaths and hunting incidents in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and its surrounding forest divisions have been reported by a top official.

A 32-year-old woman was killed by a tiger in the buffer zone of the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, an official said on Wednesday.

A 48-year-old man was mauled to death by a tiger in the forests of Maharashtra's Chandrapur district on Sunday, a forest official said.

A woman, tending her flock of goats, was brutally attacked, dragged over 200 metres inside the forest, and killed by a tiger in Mysuru last evening, officials said.

A 48-year-old woman is suspected to have been mauled to death by a tiger near Moorband Betta in HD Kote Taluk here on Saturday evening, after her mutilated body was found in the early hours of Sunday, official sources said.

A 70-year-old woman was trampled to death by a single rogue elephant in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve here on Saturday.

Two senior forest officials of Madhya Pradesh have been suspended for alleged negligence in their duties after the death of 10 elephants at the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.

Samples collected in connection with the death of 10 elephants in three days this week in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve are being sent to the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Uttar Pradesh and the forensic laboratory in Sagar

Eight elephants have died in 48 hours in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve; seven were found dead on Tuesday and an eighth carcass was found Wednesday.

Seven elephants have died in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and three others are receiving medical treatment, wildlife officials have told NDTV.

A 40-year-old man was killed by a tiger in the Maheshpur range of the South Kheri forest division in this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday, marking the second such fatality in the area within a fortnight.

Madhya Pradesh Forest Department went through an administrative shake-up this week amid scrutiny over the alarming increase in the number of dead tigers in the Bandhavgarh reserve, and public outcry fuelled partly by NDTV's ground coverage.

The discovery of a skeleton of an adult male tiger - with four holes, which a preliminary medical examination suggests might be bullet wounds, in the skull - in Madhya Pradesh's Ratapani, less than 60km from capital Bhopal, has caused worry.

Initiating action after an NDTV report on the alarming rise of tiger deaths in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, the Madhya Pradesh Forest Headquarters has issued notices to the reserve's deputy director and officials from the Shahdol Forest Division.

A day after NDTV published an exclusive report on a concerning surge in Madhya Pradesh tiger deaths, a prominent wildlife activist has called for a CBI investigation into the matter and the state government has assured action.

Alarming cases of tiger deaths and hunting incidents in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and its surrounding forest divisions have been reported by a top official.

A 32-year-old woman was killed by a tiger in the buffer zone of the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, an official said on Wednesday.

A 48-year-old man was mauled to death by a tiger in the forests of Maharashtra's Chandrapur district on Sunday, a forest official said.

A woman, tending her flock of goats, was brutally attacked, dragged over 200 metres inside the forest, and killed by a tiger in Mysuru last evening, officials said.

A 48-year-old woman is suspected to have been mauled to death by a tiger near Moorband Betta in HD Kote Taluk here on Saturday evening, after her mutilated body was found in the early hours of Sunday, official sources said.

A 70-year-old woman was trampled to death by a single rogue elephant in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve here on Saturday.