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India tiger dies in road accident | India tiger dies in road accident |
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A tiger has died in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh after it was hit by vehicles while crossing a road. | A tiger has died in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh after it was hit by vehicles while crossing a road. |
The animal lay unattended by the roadside for 36 hours after being hit by vehicles in Bahraich district before being taken away for treatment. | The animal lay unattended by the roadside for 36 hours after being hit by vehicles in Bahraich district before being taken away for treatment. |
Forest officials told the BBC that the 10-year-old animal was roaming in the local jungles before crossing the road. | Forest officials told the BBC that the 10-year-old animal was roaming in the local jungles before crossing the road. |
They say that it is unusual for a tiger to be run over, even though other animals are often hit by vehicles. | |
A zoo official in Uttar Pradesh capital, Lucknow, said doctors could not save the animal on Wednesday after it was brought to the local zoo with "serious internal injuries." | |
The BBC's Ram Dutt Tripathi in Lucknow says that the forest area - from where the tiger came out - is shrinking because of felling of trees and expansion of sugarcane farming. | |
A railway track and busy roads pass through the forests endangering the animals living there. | A railway track and busy roads pass through the forests endangering the animals living there. |
A recent study found that the number of tigers in India had fallen to under 1,500 provoking the government to create a tiger protection force. | A recent study found that the number of tigers in India had fallen to under 1,500 provoking the government to create a tiger protection force. |
India's last major survey in 2002 put tiger numbers at 3,642. | India's last major survey in 2002 put tiger numbers at 3,642. |
Wildlife activists blame poaching and urbanisation for the decline and say the authorities must do more. | Wildlife activists blame poaching and urbanisation for the decline and say the authorities must do more. |
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