Bhopal: A radio-collared tigress was found dead in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve, a senior forest official said Sunday. This is the fourth tiger death reported from Madhya Pradesh in the last 10 days.
The carcass of the tigress, identified as P-213 (32), was found Saturday. It was discovered the in Gahrighat range of the Panna Tiger Reserve. The reserve is located over 350km from Bhopal, the official informed.
The tigress was spotted with swelling in its left leg May 12. The feline was then tranquilised and later released after being provided medical treatment, the official said.
Forest officials reached the spot Saturday after getting information about the carcass. They did not find any illegal activity there, the official said. The tigress seems to have died of natural causes, he stated.
After the autopsy, the carcass was disposed of as per guidelines of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
Earlier, the decomposed carcass of a tiger was found Friday in a buffer zone of the Bandhavgarh Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.A tiger was also found dead May 8 in the state’s Kanha Tiger Reserve. Besides, a dead sub-adult tiger (aged between 18 and 24 months) was found floating in a canal of an inter-state water project in Balaghat’s Waraseoni tehsil May 7, officials said.
Madhya Pradesh is home to a number of tiger reserves, including Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Satpura and Panna. The state had regained the top position in the 2018 census with a population of 526 tigers.