The Madhya Pradesh high court has directed the state government and forest department to submit a detailed report on the deaths of eight tigers at Kanha National Park over the past two months.
A divisional bench of vacation judges has ordered the authorities to explain the preventive and curative measures taken in connection with the incidents and to file their reply within two weeks.
The court directive came on a petition filed by Mumbai-based advocate and wildlife enthusiast Subit Chakraborty, who raised concerns over recent tiger deaths linked to Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) infections.
The petitioner sought directions to place on record complete files relating to monitoring, veterinary reports, and other protocol-linked steps taken concerning the deaths of tigress T-141 and her cubs, tigress T-122, tiger "Digdola," and tiger T-220 between March and May 2026.
Chakraborty further urged officials to disclose the status of implementation of the National Tiger Conservation Authority's CDV advisories for Kanha Tiger Reserve and adjoining buffer/interface villages, including details of vaccination drives, disease surveillance, veterinary coordination, and interface-management measures.
