Another tiger carcass found in Kaziranga

For the second time within a week, another tiger carcass was found inside the Kaziranga National Park on Friday, taking the big cat toll in the park to five this year
.The carcass was found near the banks of the Brahmaputra at Mohpara in the Agoratoli forest range. It is suspected that the animal died about four days ago. Two tiger carcasses were found from seperate locations of the park on November 10 and 11. In February this year, as many tiger carcasses were found inside the park. Park director Surajit Dutta said the carcass found on Friday was that of an adult female and no external injuries were found.

''We are yet to ascertain the cause of the death. We suspect it died a natural death. Veterinarians have collected samples from the carcass to find out the exact cause of its death,'' Dutta added. Sources, however, did not rule out poisoning. The samples collected have been sent to the forensic laboratory here to ascertain the cause.