Another tiger death in Madhya Pradesh has brought the fatalities this year in the state to 55, the highest since Project Tiger was launched in 1973. Last year saw 46 tiger deaths, while the preceding three years recorded 45, 43 and 34 big cat casualties respectively. Officials estimate that 11 of the 55 tiger deaths this year were due to unnatural causes. Of these, an estimated eight were killed by electrocution, largely from illegal traps laid by villagers to protect crops from wild animals. Fo