146 tigers dead in 9 months, highest in last 11 years: NTCA

India registered 146 tiger deaths from January to September 28 this year, marking the highest figure since 2012, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) data shows. The data is a worrying trend in India’s efforts to protect its tiger population as another source, www.tigernet.nic.in, stated there has also been a surge in the seizure of tiger body parts with 14 cases recorded so far this year, the highest since 2017.