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Cause of Death : Unknown (awaiting autopsy)
One more tiger has been found dead in Pench Tiger reserve in Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh under mysterious circumstances — taking the toll to 10 from the same tiger reserve this year. The last tiger death from this area was reported on July 16.
Decomposed carcass of a male tiger was located in the buffer area, said forest officials. They believe big cat died three days ago. Autopsy would be conducted as per guidelines of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), officials at forest headquarters in Bhopal said. "We have collected viscera samples for examination," said the officer.
A decomposed carcass of an adult tiger was found in Pench's Gumtara range on February 1. While Pench forest officials could not ascertain actual cause of death, insiders say the tiger was poisoned to death.
As per last census, there are 50 tigers in Kanha-Pench reserves. Madhya Pradesh has lost 22 tigers in last eight months, and all of them have met unnatural deaths.

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WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON???
This year has been especially disturbing to me, so many unnatural tiger deaths, it makes me sick! Reply