BHOPAL, June 19 -- Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav has directed officials to provide tigers and Indian bison to Andhra Pradesh following a request from the state, according to a statement issued by the chief minister's office on Thursday.

"Steps should be taken to give them tigers and gaur (Indian bison). In return, efforts should be made to take wild dogs and other wild animals from Andhra Pradesh," the statement said, quoting the chief minister.

Madhya Pradesh had 785 tigers according to the 2022 All India Tiger Estimation, the highest for any state in India.

The direction was issued at a meeting convened by the chief minister to review the working of the forest department.

A senior forest department official said that sin...