Updated 5 December 2019 at 19:36 IST
MP: Tiger found dead at Kanha reserve
The carcass of a tiger, who is suspected to have died of electrocution, was found at Madhya Pradesh's Kanha Tiger Reserve, a forest official said on Thursday
Mandla (MP), Dec 5 (PTI) The carcass of a tiger, who is suspected to have died of electrocution, was found at Madhya Pradesh's Kanha Tiger Reserve, a forest official said on Thursday.
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A patrolling team of the forest department found the one-week-old carcass in Mangli beat under Motinala buffer zone of the reserve on Wednesday evening, KTR's field director L Krishnamurthy said.
Wildlife veterinarians suspect that the tiger may have died due to electrocution, an official said.
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A post-mortem was conducted and the big cat was cremated on Thursday, as per the protocol of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), he added.
Published By : Press Trust Of India
Published On: 5 December 2019 at 19:17 IST