Lunawada tiger died of starvation: Lab report

  • | Monday | 25th March, 2019

Moreover, primary report from Veterinary Laboratory has also confirmed that the tiger was not suffering from any disease and so it is clear that the tiger had died of starvation only, he said.Principal chief conservator of forests, AK Saxena said the FSL report has confirmed that the tiger had not died of poisoning or poaching. The senior officials further said that the report of the FSL Gandhinagar has stated that there were no traces of poison.“There was apprehension that the tiger could have died because of snake bite, but the FSL report has ruled out any such possibility,” said a senior officer. AHMEDABAD: The report from the Gujarat Forensic Science Laboratory has stated that no traces of poison were found in viscera samples of the tiger that died after 20 days of its sighting in Lunawada area of the state.The tiger was first spotted on February 6 in Lunawada and was later found dead on February 20.The viscera samples weres sent to Forensic Science Laboratory along with specialised laboratories in Hyderabad and Veterinary Laboratory in Anand.The tiger from Madhya Pradesh that trekked 300 km over two years from Ratapani to reach Lunawada in Gujarat had died of starvation and that too due to lack of prey base in the area.

AHMEDABAD: The report from the Gujarat Forensic Science Laboratory has stated that no traces of poison were found in viscera samples of the tiger that died after 20 days of its sighting in Lunawada area of the state.The tiger was first spotted on February 6 in Lunawada and was later found dead on February 20.The viscera samples weres sent to Forensic Science Laboratory along with specialised laboratories in Hyderabad and Veterinary Laboratory in Anand.The tiger from Madhya Pradesh that trekked 300 km over two years from Ratapani to reach Lunawada in Gujarat had died of starvation and that too due to lack of prey base in the area. The senior officials further said that the report of the FSL Gandhinagar has stated that there were no traces of poison.“There was apprehension that the tiger could have died because of snake bite, but the FSL report has ruled out any such possibility,” said a senior officer. Moreover, primary report from Veterinary Laboratory has also confirmed that the tiger was not suffering from any disease and so it is clear that the tiger had died of starvation only, he said.Principal chief conservator of forests, AK Saxena said the FSL report has confirmed that the tiger had not died of poisoning or poaching.

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