New Delhi:
Alarmed at the high mortality of tigers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written to Chief Ministers of three states asking them to take urgent measures to protect the tiger.
The PM has written to the Chief Ministers of Uttrakhand, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
He has asked these states to set up tiger protection forces.
While he wants Uttarakhand to regulate tourism around the National Park, he has asked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to set up buffer zones around tiger sanctuaries.
This year, 15 tigers have died in the last three months alone. Last year, 60 tigers had perished while the normal mortality is half the number at about 30 tiger deaths.
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