Madhya Pradesh has recorded 55 tiger deaths in 2025, the highest since Project Tiger's launch in 1973. The latest fatality, an eight-to-ten-year-old male, was found in the Sagar region. While officials cite natural causes like territorial fights and diseases due to a growing population, unnatural deaths, including electrocution from illegal fencing, are a concern. Investigations are ongoing, with a post-mortem to determine the exact cause, and conservationists urge stronger habitat protection and monitoring.