The animal is suspected to have died in a fight with an elephantA tigress, aged around 10 years, was found dead in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) on Monday morning. The carcass was found by the frontline forest staff at Poochakkulam near the Kerala-Karnataka border in the Muthanga forest range under the sanctuary during routine patrolling. The footprints of an elephant were found near the carcass, wildlife warden S. Narendra Babu told The Hindu. A team of veterinarians led by forest surgeon Arun Zachariah autopsied the carcasses as per National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) protocol. Samples collected from the carcass will be sent for examination in laboratories prescribed by the NTCA.

Source: The Hindu July 26, 2021 18:58 UTC