Two tigers die of poisoning in Gudalur
21 August 24
NILGIRIS:
An adult and a sub-adult tiger were found dead at the Sussex Estate in
Bitherkad forest range in Gudalur on Tuesday. Postmortem examination
revealed they had consumed a wild boar that had been poisoned. Sources
in the forest department said its staff spotted the carcass of the
sub-adult tiger in the pathway of the tea estate.
The animal had external bleeding injuries. Following National Tiger
Conservation Authority guidelines, the staff perambulated a 500m radius
area and found an adult tiger, believed to be the mother, dead in a
swampy marsh.
The team also noticed the carcass of a wild boar within 200m. “The big
cats had consumed a portion of the wild boar. During postmortem,
veterinarians found wild boar flesh in their stomachs.
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