Bengaluru: A mutilated tiger’s body was found at the Male Mahadeshwara Sanctuary in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, on Tuesday. With this, six tigers have been victims of alleged poaching this year. The latest incident in Hanur Range near Pachchedoddi village has triggered alarm across conservation circles as the sanctuary has been ‘slowly becoming a burial ground for tigers’.

The forest department staff on 2 October were on their routine beat patrol when they stumbled upon a grim sight—part of a tiger’s carcass buried under soil. The recovered remains included the head, shoulders, and front legs, while the rest of the body was missing. The portions found still had claws and teeth intact, pointing towards possible poaching. Previously this year, five tiger deaths have been repo

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