Mysuru/Bengaluru: A tiger and its four cubs were found dead on Thursday in the Hugayam Forest Range of the Male Mahadeshwar Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka, in which the authorities called the state’s worst day tiger death toll at the same place. Early suspicion: poisoning.Forest officials said that Tigress had killed a cow a day earlier. The poison is believed to have been taken to the body – the fodder that may have killed Bash and its cubs after being fed on it. A corpse examination is scheduled on Friday to confirm the reason.State Forest Minister Ashwar Khandre called the death “unnatural” and ordered an inquiry. A report is to be submitted within three days. According to sources, the human-wallaife struggle in and around the Mimi Hills has inspired some villagers for ventilative strategy, including poisoning and nap.“If negligence is found by forest employees or if deaths occurred due to electrocution, poison or any other reason, criminal cases would be registered,” Khandre said.With 563 tigers, Karnataka has the second largest population of the country’s striped hunter after Madhya Pradesh. Conservationalists repeatedly warned that tiger houses across the state are under pressure. 906 sqm mm Hills Sanctuary has long waited the Tiger Reserve Status – a proposal that has been for about 15 years.While the status of the tiger reserve does not guarantee complete safety, experts stated that it can limit commercial activities and improve conservation efforts.
