One more tigress dies in Madhya Pradesh

[Mrudul Godbole]

BHOPAL: One more tigress was found dead at the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, an official said.


The partially eaten body of the tigress was found in the Kisli Range of the park Thursday. This is the seventh tiger death reported in the park this year.

The park official said the tigress was killed and eaten from the rear end by a male tiger of the area. This is the fifth tiger death attributed to infighting among big cats within this year in the park.

"The body of a sub-adult tigress, aged about 16 months, was found in the Kopedabri beat of Kisli Range by the patrolling staff," field director Kanha National Park H.S. Negi said.

"The park staff found pug marks of a male tiger near the spot where the body was found. They also found langurs raising alarm calls that points to the presence of the tiger in the vicinity," he said.

The post-mortem report confirmed that the death was due to attack by another carnivore, another park official said.

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[Sabyasachi Patra]

Sad to hear about the death of another tiger. Nearly every day we hear the death of a tiger from a different location. I don't know how long our tigers would survive.

It is highly unlikely that a male tiger kills a female and eats it. One such instance was mentioned by Kenneth Anderson. I hope the forest department are sure of the facts.

Sabyasachi