The tigress, which had attacked a veterinary physician in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district on June 3, was discovered lifeless on Saturday.
A press notice issued by Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) Discipline Director Jitendra Ramgaokar stated, “A tigress was underneath commentary since June 2 in compartment 327 of Doni-1 beat of Mul (TATR buffer) vary as she was unable to maneuver comfortably. She was first noticed to be stationary in a thicket by a forest guard round 2:00 pm on June 2. On June 3, a crew of a veterinarian and Fast Response Unit of Chandrapur was attacked by the tigress whereas they had been approaching her for nearer commentary. Since then, forest workers was monitoring the tigress within the space.”
It continued, “On June 5, at 10 am, a crew of discipline workers discovered the tigress lifeless. Senior officers and representatives of NTCA and honorary wildlife warden visited the spot instantly and the physique was delivered to Chandrapur Transit Remedy Centre for autopsy examination.”
It additional added, “Primarily based on preliminary observations of the veterinarians, the reason for demise is because of hypovolemic shock ensuing from inside haemorrhage triggered resulting from extreme exterior accidents. All of the physique elements of the tigress had been discovered to be intact. The tigress was later cremated as per laid-down protocol.”
On June 3, when the forest workers had gone to verify the tigress, it had all of a sudden attacked them. Whereas working for canopy, veterinary physician Ravikant Khobragade fell down and the tigress caught maintain of his toes. However the accompanying workers stopped and rushed to his rescue making a whole lot of noise, managing to drive the tigress away into the bushes.
Khobragade underwent minor surgical procedures and is recovering now.