3 tigers found dead in 3 days in Madhya Pradesh forests

43 tiger deaths were reported from Madhya Pradesh in 2021. This year, 15 tiger deaths have been reported from the state

Published on: Apr 5, 2022, 01:35:27 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Bhopal/Jabalpur: Three tigers have been found dead in two forests of Madhya Pradesh in the past three days, forest officials said on Monday, attributing the deaths to territorial fights.

Tigers are territorial animals and fights between them are not unusual (AP FIle Photo)

Tigers are territorial animals and fights between them are not unusual. In most cases, a physically weaker tiger leaves a territory to a stronger tiger.

On Saturday, the forest officials found a carcass of a five-month-old female cub at Nayakheda beat of the Pachmarhi range of Satpura Tiger Reserve.

“The carcass has grievous injury marks. The spinal cord was found broken like she was attacked by another tiger. The samples have been taken and sent for a forensic test to know the exact reason behind death,” said L Krishnamurthy, field director, Satpura Tiger Reserve (STR).

Around 700 meters away from where the cub was found dead, an adult tiger was found injured on Sunday near the Mogra beat of the Pachmarhi range. The tiger was sent to Bhopal for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries, officials said.

The tiger had injury marks and his canine tooth was also found broken. The prima facie cause of the injuries was a territorial fight, the field director said.

In the Chikhalbadi range of the Balaghat forest area, forest department officials said a tiger was killed in a territorial fight on Sunday, a corridor for tigers between Pench and Kanha tiger reserve.

Nitin Pawar, forest range officer of the Lalabarra area, said a fire started in the Silejhari and Sonewani ranges of Balaghat that pushed the tigers in proximity to each other near a water body.

“On Sunday, villagers heard the shrieks of animals and in the evening a tiger was found dead. We believe that he died in a fight with another tiger,” he said.

Pawar said the tiger was aged about 18 months.

According to the 2018 census, MP had 526 tigers. In 2021, 43 tiger deaths were reported from MP. In 2022, MP has lost 15 tigers till April 4, officials said.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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