Overview
- The two-year-old male, which was rescued from Tara village on April 26 and released with a radio collar after vets declared it fit, was found dead Tuesday in Panna’s Amanganj buffer.
- Forest officials said the carcass was intact with no immediate signs of foul play, and they secured the site for investigation.
- Veterinarians conducted a postmortem and preserved viscera for lab tests, with the cause of death to be confirmed after forensic results.
- The National Tiger Conservation Authority listed this as the 28th tiger death in Madhya Pradesh since January 7.
- Wildlife activist Ajay Dube called the trend a systemic failure, saying collars that track animals are pointless without fast on-ground response.