384 tigers killed in India in last 10 years, reveals RTI

In past dece, 384 tigers are reportedly killed by poachers across country, which counts to over three tigers a month, a reply under Right to Information revealed. 

Between 2008 and 2018 (till vember), 961 persons have also been arrested for allegedly poaching tigers, it said.

information was given by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau or WCCB in response to a Right to Information (RTI) query filed by ida-based vocate Ranjan Tomar.

Tomar, an RTI activist, h asked WCCB number of tigers killed by poachers in last dece, and people arrested and convicted for same. 

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"As per data available in records of Bureau based on information received from State Forest and Police authorities total number of tigers killed by poachers in last 10 years is 384 and 961 number of poachers arrested in tiger cases," reply stated.

However, bureau said that information was available with it regarding conviction of accused in se cases.

" data makes it clear that successive governments have t been able to check killing of tigers by poachers and refore re is a need for a special initiative to conserve this wild species or make changes in current laws to make m more effective else," Tomar said.

For conservation of country's national animal, government h launched 'Project Tiger' in 1973. As per a 2014 assessment, India has highest number of tigers in world at 2,226, according to website of Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Climate Change. 

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(with inputs from PTI)