<p>Bengaluru: Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre has sought a detailed report on the death of 82 tigers in less than six years from the Forest Department officials.</p>.<p>As per the data available from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Forest Department, Karnataka has seen 82 deaths in the last five-and-a-half years.</p>.<p>With the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/karnataka-5-tigers-found-dead-in-mm-hills-sanctuary-3603970">death of five tigers</a> (due to alleged poisoning) in Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary recently, the number of tigers killed in the first six months has reached 10.</p>.Amid tiger deaths, MM Hills foresters accused of covering up leopard death; Khandre orders probe.<p>In a direction to the additional chief secretary of his department, the minister said the number of deaths reported in the media was shocking.</p>.<p>“Of the 82 tigers that died, how many died of natural causes? How many deaths were unnatural and what was the probable cause? Has there been a probe into such cases?” the minister stated.</p>.<p>Khandre also expressed concern over the killing of the big cats for their body parts, especially claws and canines.</p>.Tiger deaths in Karnataka: Forest Department sends DCF, two others on compulsory leave.<p>“If some parts of the body were missing, was there an <br>investigation? What’s the current status of the investigation in such cases?” he sought to know.</p>.<p>The minister said the report should also provide details of the action taken against officials in case of negligence. The direction set a 10-day deadline for the submission of the report containing all the details.</p>.<p>Before the death of five tigers, at least two big cats had died under suspicious circumstances, but the department is yet to investigate the same.</p>.Stern action to be taken against those responsible for tiger deaths, assures Karnataka minister Khandre.<p>In February, a carcass of a tiger with a pellet injury was found in the Ambaligola dam in Shivamogga’s Sagar taluk.</p>.<p>A radio-collared tiger was found dead in Jyoti Katte pond in Belur. Wildlife activists have noted that the deaths have not been investigated properly.</p>.<p>The NTCA has issued clear guidelines to ensure that the causative factors for tiger death are ascertained and taken to a logical conclusion in the interest of tiger conservation.</p>.<p>However, the status of the investigation in most cases remains unknown, they said.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre has sought a detailed report on the death of 82 tigers in less than six years from the Forest Department officials.</p>.<p>As per the data available from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Forest Department, Karnataka has seen 82 deaths in the last five-and-a-half years.</p>.<p>With the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/karnataka-5-tigers-found-dead-in-mm-hills-sanctuary-3603970">death of five tigers</a> (due to alleged poisoning) in Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary recently, the number of tigers killed in the first six months has reached 10.</p>.Amid tiger deaths, MM Hills foresters accused of covering up leopard death; Khandre orders probe.<p>In a direction to the additional chief secretary of his department, the minister said the number of deaths reported in the media was shocking.</p>.<p>“Of the 82 tigers that died, how many died of natural causes? How many deaths were unnatural and what was the probable cause? Has there been a probe into such cases?” the minister stated.</p>.<p>Khandre also expressed concern over the killing of the big cats for their body parts, especially claws and canines.</p>.Tiger deaths in Karnataka: Forest Department sends DCF, two others on compulsory leave.<p>“If some parts of the body were missing, was there an <br>investigation? What’s the current status of the investigation in such cases?” he sought to know.</p>.<p>The minister said the report should also provide details of the action taken against officials in case of negligence. The direction set a 10-day deadline for the submission of the report containing all the details.</p>.<p>Before the death of five tigers, at least two big cats had died under suspicious circumstances, but the department is yet to investigate the same.</p>.Stern action to be taken against those responsible for tiger deaths, assures Karnataka minister Khandre.<p>In February, a carcass of a tiger with a pellet injury was found in the Ambaligola dam in Shivamogga’s Sagar taluk.</p>.<p>A radio-collared tiger was found dead in Jyoti Katte pond in Belur. Wildlife activists have noted that the deaths have not been investigated properly.</p>.<p>The NTCA has issued clear guidelines to ensure that the causative factors for tiger death are ascertained and taken to a logical conclusion in the interest of tiger conservation.</p>.<p>However, the status of the investigation in most cases remains unknown, they said.</p>