Four tigers are dead in just twelve days.

Between late December 2025 and mid-January 2026, four tigers were found dead in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region. Evidence points to illegal live electric fencing and vehicle collisions—entirely preventable causes. Among the victims were two tiger cubs, barely 8–9 months old.

These deaths are not accidents. They are the result of systemic failure.

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has taken the extraordinary step of launching a public interest litigation to investigate these killings and broader lapses in tiger protection. The court has raised serious concerns about enforcement, accountability, and how wildlife deaths are investigated and handled.

Maharashtra recorded 38 tiger deaths in 2025, the second-highest total of any Indian state. Across India, 166 tigers died in 2025, according to official conservation data. While poaching remains a threat, many recent deaths are linked to human actions: illegal electric fences, unsafe roads cutting through habitats, and unchecked human–wildlife conflict.

India is home to the majority of the world’s remaining wild tigers. Conservation efforts have helped increase tiger numbers—but numbers alone do not mean safety. When tigers are electrocuted, run over, or dumped in rivers, it exposes deep gaps between policy and protection on the ground.

This petition calls for justice and prevention.

We urge the Maharashtra government, forest authorities, and national wildlife agencies to fully cooperate with the High Court’s investigation, hold those responsible accountable, dismantle illegal electric fencing, and urgently strengthen safeguards around tiger habitats—especially outside protected reserves.

Tigers are not disposable. Their deaths are not collateral damage.

Sign this petition to demand justice for these tigers and real action to stop preventable wildlife deaths in India.