MP: Tiger found dead at Kanha reserve

The carcass of a tiger has been recovered at Madhya Pradesh's Kanha Tiger Reserve. Wildlife veterinarians suspected that the tiger may have died due to electrocution. Meanwhile, a post-mortem was conducted and the big cat has been cremated.

Mandla: The carcass of a tiger, which is suspected to have died of electrocution, was found at Madhya Pradesh's Kanha Tiger Reserve, a forest official said on Thursday.

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.

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.