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(04-11-2016, 03:37 AM)strana Wrote: Another bad news : according to Economic Times, Madhya Pradesh have lost its 17th in a year, and this time the famous "Blue eyed " from Bandhavgarh.
Forest officials are silent over the matter but it looks like the tiger died due to drug overdose while being tranquilised by the park management.
Absolutely incredible...what a year  !!!!

Madhya Pradesh loses another tiger, famous 'Blue Eye' dies due to tranquiliser overdose




An adult tiger died at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria on Sunday. Sources said that the big feline died due to tranquiliser overdose while the park officials were trying to catch him.

The locals knew the tiger as Blue Eye; the feline had allegedly assaulted two forest officers, including the park assistant director on Saturday evening.

It is pertinent to note that this is 17th tiger death in Madhya Pradesh in last one year. The state is grappling to get back its 'Tiger State' tag, which it had lost in the year 2010 to Karnataka.

Wildlife enthusiast Ajay Dubey said that the big cat died due to overdose of tranquilisers as park director Kalika Raman was trying to nab her with the staff and negligence marred the effort.

“It is sheer negligence from the part of forest department and we have demanded a probe by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA),” Dubey said.

On Saturday, the park management had received a tip-off that Blue Eye was seen moving around in Dhamokhar area. With an aim to avert a man-animal conflict, park's assistant director Kailash Bangar and ranger B K Bhallavi reached the area to look for him.

As the forest officers reached Parsajha tola area, the tiger suddenly encountered them and attacked the assistant director with the claws and ranger too fell off the vehicle. Driver Premal Baiga showed plenty of courage and used a lathi to shoo away the feline.

Banger has suffered some injuries in the assault while the ranger had fallen off the vehicle. Park officials could not be reached for commenting on the death of the tiger.


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Tiger named "Blue Eye"found dead in Madhya Pradesh

A Royal Bengal tiger with rare "blue eyes" was today found dead here, officials said.

The big cat was a major attraction for its eyes at the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR).

While officials claimed the tiger died in what was a fallout of a territorial fight, but an NGO claimed it fell victim to an "overdose of sedatives".

Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Shahbaz Ahmad confirmed that the tiger was dead.

"I have come to know that it (the tiger) died in a territorial fight with other big cat. I am checking it out.

Right now I am at Panna Tiger Reserve", Ahmad told PTI.

Despite several attempts BTR field director K Raman Shrivastava could not be reached.

Madhya Pradesh Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Narendra Kumar said he was unaware of the development as he was out of Bhopal.

As per reports, the tiger had mauled two forest officials at the park's nearby area after which it was tranquilised for shifting it to the reserve.

Seeking a high-level inquiry into the tiger's death Ajay Dubey of NGO Prayatna, alleged that the animal, having "rare blue eyes" was "carelessly" tranquilised with overdose of sedative leading to its death.

"I have lodged a complaint with National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) seeking a high-level probe into the death," he said.

Dubey claimed that 18 tigers had died in the 13 months.



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