Summary:
Bhopal, Nov 29 (PTI) A 10-year-old injured tigress died two days after being rescued from a buffer zone of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Madhya Pradesh"s Umaria district, an official said on Monday.
The tigress, identified as T-66, was spotted in Khitoli and Panpatha buffer zones of the reserve since the past one month.
A forest team was constantly monitoring the carnivore and it seemed to be unable to hunt its prey due to some serious injuries, a senior BTR official said in a statement.
The feline was rescued from the Khitoli zone on November 26 and brought to Baherha enclosure where a team of doctors from Jabalpur"s Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University operated upon it, the official said.
At the time of rescue, the tigress appeared starved.
Efforts were made to feed the big cat as per the advice of veterinary experts.