Tigress found dead in Ranthambore National Park
February 9th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANSJaipur, Feb 9 (IANS) A tigress was found dead in Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district, an official said Wednesday.”We found the tigress dead this (Wednesday) morning in Kundera range. The tigress, referred as T-5 or ‘Kachida female’, was successfully operated for a wound infested with maggots on Feb 3 and was feeding two three-month-old cubs,” a forest official said in Sawai Madhopur district, some 170 km from here.
The tigress was last sighted Tuesday night. “We are going to conduct a post-mortem and only after that we will be able to know the exact cause and time of her death,” the forest official said.
The tigress was operated Feb 3 after state Tourism Minister Bina Kak spotted her wounded while on a vacation at the Ranthambore National Park. The minister promptly got the animal operated.
Ranthambore National Park is spread over an area of 1,334 sq km along with its nearby sanctuaries - the Mansingh Sanctuary and the Kaila Devi Sanctuary.
The park is famous for its tiger population and is considered one of the best locations in India to see the majestic animal in its natural habitat.
- Sariska to get two Ranthambore tiger cubs - Jul 29, 2011
- Two tiger cubs spotted at Ranthambore National Park - Apr 25, 2011
- Panther poaching in Sariska has Rajasthan worried, probe ordered - Mar 09, 2012
- Rajasthan plans tiger corridor, connecting reserves - Apr 18, 2011
- Tiger found dead in Ranthambore - Oct 22, 2010
- Two tiger cubs found dead in Ranthambore - Mar 07, 2010
- Steps mooted to protect straying Ranthambore Park tigers - Mar 29, 2011
- 3-year-old tigress found injured in Ranthambore - Apr 06, 2010
- Rajasthan to develop biosphere reserve corridor - Jan 04, 2012
- Tiger kills 19 year old - Mar 09, 2012
- Tiger mauls woman to death - Feb 17, 2012
- Rajasthan government's nod to third national park - Nov 28, 2011
- Rajasthan mulls national park in Kumbhalgarh - Mar 05, 2011
- Sariska villagers protest relocation - May 16, 2012
- Fugitive tiger returns to Rajasthan - Oct 17, 2010
Tags: bina, cubs, exact cause, jaipur, kaila, kak, maggots, majestic animal, natural habitat, post mortem, rajasthan, ranthambore national park, sanctuaries, sanctuary, sawai madhopur, state tourism, tiger population, tigress, tourism minister, wednesday morning