An “unnatural” and “extremely tragic” death. The Indian authorities announced on Friday, June 27, the opening of an investigation on Friday, June 27 to determine the origin of the death of a tigress and four of its young people found in a protected forest of the state of Karnataka, in the south of the country. According to the local press, the authorities favor the poisoning scenario.
The Daily Times of India reported that residents would have deliberately poisoned the body of a cow killed by Tigresa, which would later have devoured her with her young. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday to confirm the cause of the death of animals.
“I ordered an investigation to determine who is responsible for the” unnatural “and” extremely tragic “death of the felines, said state forest minister, Eshwar Khandre.
Ascending incidents
“If forest personnel have committed negligence or if the deaths have been caused by electrocution, poisoning or any other reason, legal procedures will be involved,” he promised.
India is home to about 3,600 tigers living in nature, according to the most recent statistics, three quarters of the world’s population. The efforts made for their protection have allowed this figure to progress in recent years, but incidents with local populations have also increased.
According to official statistics, more than 600 humans have been killed in the last ten years.
Source: BFM TV
