The bodies of a tigress and a cub were found in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district, and forest officials on Sunday cited dehydration and starvation as possible causes of the cub’s death.
The 4-month-old cub’s carcass was found on Friday night at Dongargaon Beat in Dhaba Range Compartment 163, while a search of the surrounding area led to the recovery of the carcass of a tigress on Saturday in Compartment 161, an official said. official. saying.
The site is some 78 kilometers from the district headquarters, he added.
“All of the pup’s organs were intact and, prima facie, it appears that she died of dehydration. However, the death of the tigress is under investigation as her body has decomposed,” she said.
“Representatives from the animal husbandry department, the forestry department and the National Tiger Conservation Authority are investigating the case and have already completed the panchnama. The organ samples are being sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory here,” she added.