Panna Tiger Reserve Tigress Died of Poisoning: Official
The last tigress of Panna Tiger Reserve of the state which was found dead in May died of poisoning, said officials. The reserve is now devoid of the big cat, except for two trans-located felines.
“The last tigress that was found dead in the second fortnight of May 2006 in the reserve had died due to poisoning,” Reserve Director R S Murthy was quoted as saying by PTI.
“The feline, around eight-years-old, was found dead on May 23, 2006 after it was given endosuplhan (pesticide), according to its post-mortem report,” a top forest official said.
He said that earlier on May 5, decomposed body of a cub, believed to be of the dead tigress, was recovered from the reserve; spread over 543 sq km in Panna and Chhattarpur districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh.
He also said that the post-mortem report of the cub could not ascertain the cause of the death because only its carcass (skin and bones) was found.
