An adult tiger was found dead inside an old well in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district, marking the second big cat death in the reserve within two days, a forest official said on Friday. Earlier, the carcass of a female tiger cub was found in the Kathli beat of the reserve on Wednesday, reportedly following a fight with a wild animal. ADVERTISEMENT“The carcass of an adult tiger was found inside an old well on Thursday evening in Kudri Tola village of Raipur, under the Dhamokhar range of the reserve. “The location where the tiger’s carcass was found is approximately two km away from the forest outpost,” Dhamokhar range official Ranger Dhruv Singh said. Talking to PTI, field Director Anupam Sahay said the tiger's carcass was retrieved on Friday morning.

Source: The Telegraph January 09, 2026 09:19 UTC