Adult Tiger Found Dead in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni District

Seoni: A tiger was discovered de in a forest in Seoni district, Mhya Presh, on Wednesday, according to a forest department official.

ult tiger was found by villagers in Gopalganj beat of Seoni Forest Range around 1 pm, according to Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) HS Mishra.

He said tiger was found panting and struggling to walk near a pond and grazing land. Forest department staff quickly notified ir seniors about its condition.

A rescue team, along with veterinarians and senior officials, arrived at scene and found tiger lying motionless. After an examination, it was declared de, Mishra said.

A post-mortem on fully-grown big cat will be conducted on Thursday, DFO said.

It looks like tiger died due to natural causes, but exact reason would be known only after receiving post-mortem report, he said.

forest where big cat was found de is located outside Pench Tiger Reserve.

(with agency input)