Heart of the India Madhya Pradesh has adrift nearly 16 tigers in last one year, including seven in Pench reserve, due to poaching and others reasons. However, the NGO blaming the state government for lost of Tiger. But, forest officials claims that the most of the deaths of tiger were natural. Ajau Dubey who runs NGO Prayatna for protection of tiger said to media that, "MP, which was once tagged as tiger state, has slipped to number three slot in the country in big cats count primarily due to the state government's failure to protect the majestic beasts”. "Even after eight years, the Special Tiger Protection Force has not been formed in MP," he said. Ajay further stated that "The conviction rate in tiger poaching is below 10 per cent in MP. The intelligence gathering regarding poaching is zero. No preventive arrest in regard to tiger poaching has been made in recent memory,"
However, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Shahbaz Ahmad said, "The state government and forest department are doing their best to protect tigers.