14 DAY TRIAL // According to a new report issued by the Wildlife Protection Society of India, tiger poaching in the country has steadily increased over the past few years. In fact, it appears that tiger poaching in India is now at its highest rate in 7 years.
Information shared with the public says that, since the beginning of 2013 until present day, a total of 39 cases of poachers killing tigers have been documented across the country.
The latest of the bunch were recorded this past Monday, when officials in Uttarakhand, a northern Indian states, found and seized two tiger skins, Times of India reports.
“In 2006, 37 tigers were poached in the country. This year's figure thus is the highest in last seven years,” says Tito Joseph with the Wildlife Protection Society of India.
Apparently, the only good news is that, when compared to the year 2005, tiger poaching in this country seems to have somewhat declined. Thus, in said year, a total of 46 felines belonging to this species were found to have been killed by poachers.