(a) whether the Government has entrusted to the CBI the probe into the dwindling tiger
population due to poaching in some States;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the progress made so far, in this direction; and
(d) the steps being taken by the Government to improve tiger population in each State?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)
(a), (b) & (c) Time and again, in specific instances of tiger poaching/seizures, the States
are advised to transfer such cases to the CBI, considering their national/international
ramification.
(d) The milestone initiatives taken by the Government to protect the tiger are at
Annexure-I.