Tigers of the Eastern Ghats

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Tiger M2B3 migrated from Prakasham to Mannanur, whiskers and claws stolen

U Sudhakar Reddy
The young male tiger that was killed in NS tiger reserve was
identified as ‘M2B3’ whose picture was taken by camera trap in May 2013 at
Gajulavaripalli in Prakasham district and it migrated to Mannanur area in Mahabubnagar
district by travelling almost 50 km. The tiger was captured in the camera traps on May 15
and May 22 in 2013 thrice in Guttalacheney area, GV Palli Range and Markapur.
M2B3 is the technical name given to the tiger. Chief Wild Life Warden Mr. A V Joseph who
visited the scene of the offence in Mannanur in Mahabubnagar district said the tiger
migrated to Mannanur area and was establishing his territory in the new region.
“The tiger crossed river Krishna before rainy season. The tiger kill spot is in the
fringe of Mannanur. We appeal to locals not to poison carcass of cattle and we will give
compensation to cattle kills. The punishment will be serious if they resort to
poisoning,” said A V Joseph.

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Based on the stripes the tiger has been identified. Investigations found that the accused
also took whiskers apart from claws. Whiskers are also valuable and sold at 500 dollars
on each in China market.
Dr. P Srinivas Reddy of Nehru Zoo and Dr Madhusudhan Reddy who conducted autopsy said
,”The death of tiger may have taken place on 19 or 20th and it may have taken four to
five days. It appeared while dying it fell right side and struggled. The heart was empty
without blood it confirms the shock death. There is no bullet or any blunt object wound.
Hind limbs are missing. On face of it there is no noose marks. But hind limbs is
connecting area. The stomach is also empty. It may have omitted with irrigation. There is
no hitting on head as skull in intact. The canines are removed and thrown on floor.  The
cattle kill and water body are within 1.5 km range of the incident. In organo phosphorus
poisoning the animal drinks much of water. The final cause of death can be confirmed only
after the lab results,”
The cattle may have been killed ten days ago.

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sudhakarreddy 

He was a huge guy. Rip.  Reply