Tigress found dead in MP’s Kanha reserve

A tigress was found dead at Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR) in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla district, an official said on Saturday.

The carcass was spotted in Jamun Tola area under the Kisli range of the KTR on Friday, said the reserve’s field director Ravindra Mani Tripathi. He said the body parts of the big cat were found intact.

The carcass was disposed of after postmortem as per the National Tiger Conservation Authority’s (NTCA) protocol.

Further investigation is underway, he said.