Sariska’s Tiger dies Mysteriously

When whole India is trying to save the last 1411 tigers, another death of tiger is reported from Sariksha Reserve in Rajastan. The death of this big cat remains a mystery, though the postmortem report revealed that it did not die because of territorial fights or gun shot or poaching. Still the most shocking thing is that it’s many vital organs are missing.

 The tiger was tagged as ST-1 which is one of the missing tigers. The forest department was able to find the tiger on Sunday morning.  This was the first one that was shifted from Ranthambore National Park to Sariska in june 2008. The officers said that when they found the body it was only a chunk of flesh covered with skin. According to them the brain, liver, kidney, lungs and even the alimentary canal of the dead tiger were missing.

On this issue two of the forest officials have been suspended. They were suspended as they were found guilty in the preliminary investigation. In the mean time, Jairam Ramesh the forest and environmental minister also visited the forest to the situation there. When he talked with the villagers of the nearby village that what they think, they replied that it is a case of poisoning. But the officers said that it might be that the body had decomposed within two days, whereas, scientist said it takes at least 72 hours to start decay. The residents are quite sure that it is a case of poising. While the officers believe that there might have been a fight between the two tigers which might have resulted into it’s death.

Another male tiger that is missing tagged ST-4 might also be dead, thinks the officers. Still the final report has not come out. Further steps only will be taken after the final report comes.