India, Feb. 25 -- Are tigers more actively preying on human beings for sustenance? The 2026 State of India's Environment (SOE 2026) report, released at Nimli near Alwar on February 25, 2026, by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Down To Earth magazine, has analysed available reports and studies and come to the conclusion that they are.

"The big cat is changing its stripes. Ecological changes in and degradation of their habitats, human interventions, and skewed conservation strategies are leading to some subtle and not-so-subtle behavior changes among India's tigers," a statement by CSE quoted Himanshu Nitnaware, Senior Correspondent, Down To Earth, who has done a part of the analysis for SOE 2026.

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