New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Tigers, rarely known to indulge in eating humans, are now being reported to eat parts of humans after attacking them, according to a report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a Delhi-based climate think tank.
Experts attributed the altered feeding pattern of the big cats to the increased numbers of both humans and the feline population in the wild, poor conservation strategies, and habitat loss as some of the key reasons.
The report published on Wednesday pointed out that from the 20 states with tiger populations, about 40 per cent of the tiger's territory is shared by 60 million people, indicating growing big cat population in human inhabited areas.
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