Nagpur: Tiger found dead in Tadoba range

CHANDRAPUR: A sub-adult male tiger (aged around 1.5 years) was found dead in mysterious circumstances near Tamsi Lake in core zone of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) on Monday afternoon. Forest officials have failed to ascertain the cause of death after primary investigations.
Postmortem of the carcass will be carried out at the Transit Treatment centre (TTC) in Chandrapur on Tuesday. The carcass was first discovered by a local shepherd, who informed Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF). Later, STPF personnel along with local forest guard went to the spot and recovered the dead body.
Officials including TATR field director (FD) Jitendra Ramgaonkar, deputy director (core) Nandkishor Kale, deputy director (buffer) Guru Prasad and assistant conservator of forest Mahesh Khore, and wildlife activists Bandu Dhotre and Mukesh Bhandakkar visited the spot too.
Ramgaonkar said the semi-decomposed body of the tiger was discovered in Tamsi beat near Ghonsari village under Tadoba range of TATR. All the valuable body parts of the feline were intact, but officials on the spot were unable to determine the reason behind the death from the scene and panchnama.
It was hence decided to take the body to TTC for postmortem. However, as it was past 6pm, postmortem was postponed till Tuesday. Field investigation regarding the possible cause of death is underway under the direction of TATR FD, dy director (core) and other forest officials.
This is the sixth tiger death in Chandrapur and the 21st in the state this year.