Overview
- An adult tigress, about five to six years old, was found dead near the Mailani–Lakhimpur track by Bhikhampur halt in the Mailani range, with officials attributing the death to a train strike.
- Forest authorities said they will identify the train involved and check whether it followed speed limits set for wild-animal zones in reserved forests.
- Veterinary experts are conducting an autopsy under National Tiger Conservation Authority protocols, and a panel doctor said severe head trauma and internal bleeding caused the death.
- In a separate operation, officers captured a three- to four-year-old male leopard near Ramlok village after repeated sightings frightened residents and disrupted daily routines.
- The leopard is undergoing a medical check at the Dhaurahra range headquarters, and officials note six captures last month and ten this year in the buffer zone, a sign of rising predator movement that is driving more interventions.