Days after sighting, tiger found dead in Gujarat forest
- | Wednesday | 27th February, 2019
Sources in MP forest department suspect the tiger was poisoned.The carcass was found in a forest area of Mahisagar district on Tuesday. Last week, MP forest officials had written to Gujarat to “take care of it”. VADODARA/AHMEDABAD/ BHOPAL: The epic 300 km-long journey of a Madhya Pradesh tiger to Gujarat ended on Tuesday with recovery of its decomposed carcass. It was on February 6 that a local schoolteacher photographed it crossing the road near Boriya village — giving lion country Gujarat the unique distinction of having a tiger too.Analysis of stripes confirmed it was a tiger from Ratapani, said MP forest officials.It triggered a wave of excitement in Gujarat . Villagers were also advised that they should not disclose the location of the tiger to anyone.
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