MP: Decomposed tiger carcass found in Panna

decomposed carcass of a tiger has been found in Mhya Presh's Panna Tiger Reserve, with authorities suspecting feline died in a territorial fight with ar tiger, an official said on Tuesday.

After getting information about carcass on Monday, a dog squ was sent to spot in Majholi beat of Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR), its field director K S Bhoriya said, ding evidence of any illegal activity (poaching) was found re.

It appeared that tiger, which was around four years old, died in a territorial fight three to four back. All body parts were intact, he said.

At present, re are 39 tigers in PTR, which has capacity for 30 striped animals, he said.

"re have been incidents of mutual conflict due to increasing number of tigers in reserve," he said.

Bhoriya said after postmortem, carcass was disposed of as per guidelines of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

Earlier, a tigress was found de in Mahuamod beat of Panna Tiger Reserve on June 28.

State BJP chief V D Sharma, who is Lok Sabha member from Khajuraho constituency, which covers PTR, expressed concern over death of two tigers in reserve in recent past.

"Such incidents will also have a negative impact on tourism. I request government to take immediate action against those found guilty and ensure such incidents do t happen in future, Sharma said. 

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