Three tiger deaths in three days have been reported in Maharashtra. While one tiger was discovered lifeless in an irrigation canal of Bor dharan (dam) on March 21, two tigers had been discovered lifeless on Tuesday, one in Pandharkawda tahsil of Yavatmal district and one other in Nagalwadi vary of Pench Tiger Reserve in Nagpur district.
None of the three instances has but been proved to be that of poaching.
Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) Nitin Kakodkar stated, “The Bor Dharan case doesn’t seem to be of poaching as body parts of the tigress were intact. The tigress was found in the canal water and may have possibly drowned due to exhaustion. But it is also possible that the body might have been thrown in water after being found dead somewhere else. No electrocution marks, however, have been found.”
On Tuesday, a particularly decomposed carcass of a tiger, with its all 4 paws lacking, was discovered within the Nagalwadi space of Nagpur district. “The carcass is about a week old and in a highly decomposed state. The gender will be ascertained after due examination of pelvic bone on Wednesday. But the teeth of the tiger seem to be highly worn out, indicating that it was an old tiger and may have died of old age. Sometimes, miscreants do run away with paws when they find a dead tiger. We will try to trace them on Wednesday using the dog squad,” Kakodkar stated.
In Pandharkawda territorial forest, a tigress aged about 5-6 years was discovered lifeless in a nullah in Maregaon vary on Tuesday afternoon. “She was found with a wire snare around her neck. We suspect the snare might have been laid for some other animal… and the tigress may have been trapped in it. All body parts of the tigress, however, are intact,” stated Assistant Conservator of Forest Subhash Dhumare.
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With these three deaths, the tiger mortality depend this yr up to now has gone as much as 14, together with two cubs which had been killed by tiger Surya in Umred-Paoni-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary.
Kakodkar has issued directions to authorities to step up protections in view of the upcoming Holi celebrations, throughout which a whole lot of herbivore poaching is finished for bush meat by deploying wire snares.
