Sawai Madhopur :The tragic death of Tigress T-60 also known as Junior Indu at Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur district on Sunday caused a wave of mourning among wildlife lovers. The carcass of tigress was found lying near Gudha forest post in Zone No. 2 of the National Park. On February 2, the tigress was found unwell. After receiving the information, forest department officials reached the spot and conducted an enquiry.
The carcass of tigress was shifted to Raj Bagh Naka forest post, where veterinarians conducted the postmortem on it. After this, the tigress was cremated in the presence of forest department and administrative officials. Tigress T-60 was the offspring of Tigress T-31. Wildlife lovers used to call T-31 as Indu. For this reason the Tigress T-60 was named Junior Indu.
Tigress T-60 was pregnant: Regarding the death of Tigress T-60, Forest Department official CCF P. Kathirvel said that it was pregnant and was in a weak state while giving birth to her cubs, due to which she died during delivery. The CCF said that the exact reasons for the death of Tigress T-60 will be known only after the post mortem report comes.
At the same time, veterinarian Rajeev Garg says that due to the position of tigress T-60 at the time of delivery, the newborn tigress got stuck in the birth canal, due to which tigress T-60 died. The newborn fetus remained stuck in the umbilical cord of the tigress for three to four days. According to park conservator Mohit Gupta, samples have been sent for testing.
Questions on Project Tiger: The latest death of tigress T-60 has also raised questions regarding tiger monitoring in Ranthambore Wildlife Sanctuary. Wildlife lovers are also demanding a high level investigation into this matter. Doubts were raised over lack of vigil over the movement of the tigress after it became pregnant. Questions were being raised on whether the death was caused due to negligence. On Saturday, tigress T-99 of Phalodi range i.e. Aishwarya had miscarried. Even before this, many tigers and tigresses have died due to the negligence of the staff.