The body was intact, but bore signs of external injuries, the official said, adding the cause of death will be ascertained after post-mortem
A tiger walks in a cage as disinfectant is being sprayed during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata. Pic/AFP
A tiger was found dead in a buffer range of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra on Tuesday, a forest official said.
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The carcass of the big cat, aged around three years, was recovered from Mudholi beat of Moharli buffer range of the reserve, field director of TATR Jitendra Ramgaonkar said.
The carcass was intact, but bore signs of external injuries, the official said, adding the cause of death will be ascertained after post-mortem.
All procedures are being carried out as per the standard operating procedures of the National Tiger Conservation Authority, he said.
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