per the government data, 628 tigers have died in India during the past five years

As per the government data, 628 tigers have died in India during the past five years due to natural causes and other reasons.
In the last five years, 349 people were killed in tiger attacks. Maharashtra alone recorded 200 deaths.
As per the NTCA, 96 tigers died in 2019, 106 in 2020, 127 in 2021, 121 in 2022, and 178 in 2023.
The number of tiger deaths in 2023 is also the highest since 2012.
59 human deaths occurred due to the tiger attack in Uttar Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh reported 27 deaths due to the tiger attack.
The number of tigers in India stood at 3,682, which is around 75% of the global wild tiger population.
On April 1, 1973, India launched Project Tiger to promote tiger conservation.
India has 55 tiger reserves covering more than 78,735 square km.