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Turf war claims male tiger at Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary,
KERALA,India
The carcass of a male tiger, aged about eight years, was found at Kadukkakuni, inside the Muthanga forest range under the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, on Wednesday.
The carcass was found during a routine patrolling by forest personnel. The animal is believed to have been killed during a territorial fight with another wildcat as its legs were found fractured and dislocated.
Deep wound
A deep wound in the neck, believed to have been sustained during the fight, might have led to its death, P. Dhaneshkumar, warden in charge, WWS, said.
The fight might have occurred on Tuesday evening as another big cat was sighted near the carcass on Wednesday morning, Mr. Dhaneshkumar added. A team of veterinary experts performed the autopsy in the presence an expert team constituted for the purpose as per a directive of the National Tiger Conservation Authority. G. Harikumar, Chief Wildlife Warden, and Promod G. Krishnan, Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife, Palakkad) visited the site.

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