Nearly 50 tigers have died in India this year with the highest number of deaths recorded in Madhya Pradesh, the Lok Sabha was told Friday.
Minister of state for Environment Mahesh Sharma in a written reply said as per figures recorded till december 12, total tiger mortality stood at 49, with 13 and 10 deaths registered in madhya pradeshand karnataka respectively.
he also said around 13 elephant casualties in train accident have been reported in 2018-19 up to november 15 in 2018.