Seoni: Tigress cub carcass found in Pench Tiger Reserve; territorial fight suspected to be cause of death

Seoni: Tigress cub carcass found in Pench Tiger Reserve; territorial fight suspected to be cause of death

Most the carcass, which was spotted by a patrolling team on Tuesday, has been eaten away by other animals, an official said.

PTIUpdated: Wednesday, March 02, 2022, 04:18 PM IST
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Seoni (Madhya Pradesh): A tigress cub was found dead in the core area of Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district, with officials suspecting that it died following a territorial fight.

Most the carcass, which was spotted by a patrolling team on Tuesday, has been eaten away by other animals, an official said.

"The carcass of the one-year-old tigress cub was spotted in Kurai core area. From the inspection of the area it seems the cub died in a territorial fight with another tiger. The carcass was disposed of as per National Tiger Conservation Authority guidelines," Pench Tiger Reserve Deputy Director Adhar Gupta said on Wednesday.

The viscera was sent to laboratories at Sagar and Jabalpur for examination, an official said.