Two tigers die in Kanha, toll in MP in one year reaches 20

April 19, 2016 19:54

Two tigers have died at Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, taking the death toll of big cats in the state to 20 since May last year.

The latest death reports came at a time when a team formed by the National Tiger Conservation Authority is probing the big cat deaths in the state.

"A tiger and a tigress have died in our park," KTR field director J S Chauhan told PTI today.

The carcass of the 14-year-old tiger was found in Supkar range of the park on April 16. It died of starvation as it was unable to hunt due to advanced age, a common occurrence in the big cat family, he claimed.

The tigress was found dead in Mukki range of KTR on Monday. It died after sustaining injuries to its head in a fight with a tiger, Chauhan said.

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