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Five people have been killed near Uttarakhand's Corbett Tiger Reserve in the past two months, highlighting the increasing fatal encounters with the big cats due to their high density in the region. The tiger population in the reserve is the highest in the country, posing a challenge for habitat management. India's tiger population increased by 6.74% to 3,167 in 2022, with the Corbett Tiger Reserve having the largest population of 319 tigers. The loss of wildlife corridors around the reserve has been flagged as a concern. | Latest News India

Tigers are not habitual man-eaters; each attack should be thoroughly investigated before a tiger is declared as a man-eater

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:53 UTC © GettyHuman-wildlife conflict (HWC) worsened in Uttarakhand in 2020, with 63 lives lost to fatal encounters with wild animals, as compared to 58 deaths in 2019. Half of the deaths were caused by leopard attacks, which saw a significant spike in 2020. Leopards killed 31 humans in the hill state in 2020 as compared to 18 in 2019. The data was exclusively accessed by TOI from the Uttarakhand forest department. Apart from the usual reasons like habitat encroachment that trigger HWC, experts believe deserted roads during the lockdown added to the problem. The lockdown...