Panna (Madhya Pradesh): A two-year-old tiger was found dead in the Panna Tiger Reserve of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. Officials suspect that the tiger got trapped in 'live' electric wire fences set up to keep wild boars at bay. A hyena was also found dead, along with the tiger. Officials said, "A tiger and a hyena were found strangled in a wire trap laid by poachers to keep wild animals away. Both the animals died of electrocution on the spot. The information about the animals lying dead was received from compartment number 521 of Basudha beat under the Kishangarh range of the Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR). The tiger was two-years-old."
Field director Brijendra Jha and wildlife expert Dr Sanjeev Kumar Gupta reached the spot on receiving information about the incident. Brijendra Jha said, "The tiger and the hyena died of electrocution after getting caught in a trap lined with wires carrying an electric current to kill wild boars. The carcasses of the big cat and the hyena were spotted in the Kishangarh area of the Tiger Reserve."
