Chhattisgarh High Court Probes Tiger Poisoning in Korea Forest

The court demands action as the state's tiger population faces a troubling decline due to suspected poisoning incidents.

The Chhattisgarh High Court has initiated a suo motu case following the poisoning death of a tiger in the Korea Forest Division.
Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha has called for the case to be merged with an existing Public Interest Litigation on similar wildlife protection issues.
Investigations suggest the tiger was poisoned as retaliation for preying on cattle, with poison believed to have been mixed into a cattle carcass.
The state's tiger population has declined sharply from 46 in 2014 to just 17 in 2022, sparking concerns about inadequate wildlife protection measures.
The court has instructed the state's additional chief secretary for forest and climate change to submit an affidavit detailing actions taken to preserve wildlife.