A male tiger and two female cubs were found dead in Madhya Pradesh's Kanha Tiger Reserve, killed in separate territorial fights with other big cats. Post-mortems confirmed the cause, and carcasses were disposed of per NTCA guidelines

Mandla: Carcasses of a tiger and two female cubs found dead in different parts of Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR) on the same day were disposed of, after the post-mortem revealed that they were killed by other big cats, an official said on Friday.

The deceased big cat, aged around eight to 10 years old, has been identified as the “Balaghat Male Tiger”, who was frequently sighted by visitors at the reserve, he said.

He was found dead in the Mukhi range on Thursday, the official said.

The tiger, weighing 170 to 180 kg, had wounds inflicted on its

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