Uttarakhand Shocker: Tiger Carcass With Bullet Wound Found in Corbett Tiger Reserve’s Marchula Bazar Area; Probe Launched
Rishikesh, Nov 16: The carcass of a tiger with a gunshot wound was found in Marchula Bazar area in Uttarakhand’s Corbett Tiger Reserve, officials said on Tuesday.
The carcass was found on Monday night. According to a post-mortem examination conducted on Tuesday, the tiger died due to the gunshot wound, Uttarakhand Chief Wildlife Warden Samir Sinha said.┬аVideo: Man Riding Scooter Panics, Takes U-Turn After Spotting Tiger Roaming on Road in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur.
It is being probed how the tiger, who was around 10 years old, was shot, he said.
Corbett Director Dheeraj Pandey said the tiger was spotted in a populated area in Marchula Bazar twice or thrice over the past few days.
It tried to attack people and forest personnel in the area but its attempts were thwarted by firing in the air. One of the bullets might have hit the animal, he said.┬аAnimal Attack in Karnataka: Kodagu Forest Officials Launch Hunt After Tiger Kills Two Buffaloes in Harihara Village.
The tiger’s canines were completely worn out and there was also a wound on its hindquarters, he added.
Pandey said apparently the tiger was unable to hunt in its natural habitat and ventured into a populated area in search of easy prey.
