The new year has started on a grim note for wild tigers in India, with 13 reported deaths in the first 16 days of 2025. Maharashtra recorded the highest number at seven deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh.

As per to www.tigernet.nic.in, the official database of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)—a state agency under the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change—of the 13 deaths, nine occurred outside tiger reserves, while four were reported within. Madhya Pradesh recorded two deaths, while Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kerala, and Assam each reported one tiger death. The exact causes are yet to be determined.