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     • India has witnessed a sharp increase in tiger poaching, according to a new report released by Traffic, a global wildlife trade watchdog. The report, "Skin and Bones: Tiger trafficking analysis from January 2000 to June 2022," showed a total of 3,330 tigers were illegally confiscated globally during this timeframe.
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   Why is tiger poaching a problem in India?

   • Tigers are iconic animals, and there is huge demand for their body parts both in the national and international illegal markets. India forms the largest tiger conservation unit in the world and poaching is at its peak even though there are stringent laws and strict enforcement.

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   Are Indian tigers poached?

   • The plight of Indian tigers began in the late nineteenth century with the widespread use of modern weapons (Sharma et al., 2014 ). Despite strict legislation such as the WPA 1972 and its 2006 tiger amendment, poaching incidents occur in India (Bijoy, 2011 ).

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   Where does tiger poaching occur in India?

   • It is unknown from which part of India the poaching of tiger parts constantly occurs, but the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh belt may be the major poaching site (Gopal et al., 2010; Wright, 2010). Though strict enforcement can control poaching to some extent, the aspects of poaching motivation by locals need to be thoroughly investigated.

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   Is poaching a threat to Tiger survival?

   • However, there is no scientific evidence behind these claims. Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala, a conservationist at the Wildlife Institute of India, said poaching is the biggest threat to tiger survival and international illegal demand for tiger body parts needs to be dampened. "Controlled poaching will continue despite good law enforcement.

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   How many tiger poaching cases are there in India?

   • Despite strict legislation such as the WPA 1972 and its 2006 tiger amendment, poaching incidents occur in India (Bijoy, 2011 ). Between 1994 and 2003, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reported 684 cases of tiger poaching and seizure (Banks & Newman, 2004 ).

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   Are big cats being poached in India?

   • According to census estimate in 2018, India had a tiger population of around 3,000. While the country is succeeding in increasing its tiger population, the rising number of big cats being poached remains a concern. Conservationists says poachers are also looking for innovative ways to hunt down tigers.

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   Apr 13, 2022 · India forms the largest tiger conservation unit in the world and poaching is at its peak even though there are stringent laws and strict enforcement. In the present study, we analytically estimated the tiger seizure cases in India from 2001–2021 using newspaper archives as the main source of data.

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4. www.independent.co.uk › asia › indiaHow the return of poaching threatens India’s tiger success ...

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   Jun 18, 2023 · The last time tiger poaching got out of control in India it had a devastating impact on the overall population of the animals: official figures show that between 2002 and 2006, the country lost...

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   Nov 15, 2022 · India has witnessed a sharp increase in tiger poaching, according to a new report released by Traffic, a global wildlife trade watchdog. The report, "Skin and Bones: Tiger trafficking analysis...

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7. www.downtoearth.org.in › wildlife-biodiversityTiger poaching in India has risen by 63% in two years

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   Jul 18, 2017 · Tiger poaching in India has risen by 63% in two years. Despite the government spending Rs 15,000 crore on tiger conservation between 2014 and 2016, poaching cases rose by 63 per cent. Estimates show that around 20 tigers have been poached from Uttarakhand's Corbett National Park in the past three years (Photo: Reuters) ishan kukreti. Published on:

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   India forms the largest tiger conservation unit in the world and poaching is at its peak even though there are stringent laws and strict enforcement. In the present study, we analytically estimated the tiger seizure cases in India from 2001-2021 using newspaper archives as the main source of data.

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   Oct 30, 2019 · About 93% of the tiger’s historic range has emptied owing to habitat loss, poaching and depletion of prey.

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    Despite strict laws and enforcement, enigmatic species such as the Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) face severe threats from traf-ficking (Nittu et al., 2021). The species has fewer than 4,981 individuals worldwide, with India accounting for a sizable portion of the population (Jhala et al., 2021).