NEW DELHI: At least 11 tigers have died across the country in the last two months due to various reasons including poaching and poisoning, Government said.

In reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said that two tigers each died due to infighting inside Corbett in Uttarakhand and Kaziranga in Assam while one was found poisoned in Pench tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh.

"Six tiger deaths were reported from outside the tiger reserves in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Arunanchal Pradesh, Bandipur, Assam and Karnataka/ Tamilnadu border in January and February this year," the minister said quoting data made available by the states.
According to government statistics, last year a total 66 tigers died including 46 inside the tiger reserves across the country.

The Minister said the government has released Rs 197.24 crore in 2009-2010 against Rs 154.73 crore in the previous year to 17 tiger range states for relocation of villagers as well management and protection of the tiger reserves in the country under the Tiger Project.

According to the latest census, there are around 1,411 tigers in the country.

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