Assam: Tigress carcass found in Kaziranga National Park

A female tiger carcass was discovered on Sunday January 4 in the Paschim Bimoli area of the Western Range Bagori of Assams Kaziranga National Park amp Tiger ReserveThe carcass was found within the protected area and the death appeared to be a result of natural conflictKaziranga National Park director and divisional Forest Officer DFO Arun Vignesh reported that a postmortem examination was conducted by a constituted committee adhering to the standard operating procedures SOP of the National Tiger Conservation Authority NTCAPreliminary findings from the examination strongly suggest that the tigress died due to infighting a common natural causeOn November 23 2025 security personnel from the Biswanath Wildlife Division of Kaziranga National Park amp Tiger Reserve recovered bones of a Royal Bengal Tiger officials saidSecurity personnel also arrested five persons for illegal possession and attempting to sell the bones of the Royal Bengal TigerDr Sonali Ghosh Field Director of Kaziranga National Park amp Tiger Reserve said that the bones of the Royal Bengal Tiger recovered from the possession of Depen Pegu from Simaluguri Baligaon Gohpur area In the operation of Eastern Range Gamaria and Crime Investigation Range Panibharal of Biswanath Wildlife Division a total of 5 accused persons were apprehended on November 22 she saidThe apprehended persons were identified as Eilaram Doley Ripun Pegu Kerani Kaman Pulish Kutum and Depen PeguThey were trying to sell the wild animal trophy and they were in contact with past offenders of the rhino poaching case Dr Sonali Ghosh saidTiger shifted to Dnyanganga sanctuary for rewildingA threeyearold tiger which was rescued as a cub has been shifted to the Dnyanganga Wildlife Sanctuary in Maharashtras Buldhana district for rewilding forest officials said on Sunday January 4The tiger known as PKT7CP1 and its sister were rescued from Yavatmal district after they lost their mother when they were only six months old The two big cats were then taken to a centre at the Pench Tiger Reserve in Nagpur district where they received care said officialsThe felines have acquired the skills and are ready to be released into the wild said a release by the Range Forest Officer Wildlife BuldhanaThe tiger has been moved to the Dnyanganga Wildlife Sanctuary where it has been kept in an area of 5 hectares for nowThe tigress will be released into Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary in Yavatmal district it addedWith inputs from PTIThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever