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Tigress Maya, queen of Tadoba, feared dead;
skeleton to be sent for DNA test
19 Nov 2023
NAGPUR:
Tadoba's legendary tigress Maya (T-12), who ruled the park for 13
years, is feared dead. Foresters who launched a combing operation to
search for the missing tigress found a skeleton in compartment number
82 on Saturday morning.
The remains of a tiger skeleton scattered over a 100m radius were
collected for DNA analysis by wildlife veterinarians and biologists for
analysis.
The body parts were in a very advanced stage of decomposition and not
fit for autopsy.
Well-known wildlife cinematographer and filmmaker Subbiah Nallamuthu,
who filmed Maya and contributed to TOI's Tiger Anthem, said, "The body
parts are of a tigress and it could be Maya. How it happened is a
mystery but it could be a fallout of a territorial fight. Maya will
always be in our memories."
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