Carcass of ‘poisoned’ tiger found in Orang National Park

The carcass of a full-grown Royal Bengal tigress, suspected to have been poisoned, was found in Orang National Park today.

This is the third tiger carcass to have been found in the park this month. The carcass of a male tiger was found on February 9 and the second was found two days later.

Orang divisional forest officer Sushil K. Daila said the partially decomposed carcass of the tigress was found inside a dense foliage near Panchnoi forest inside the park. “The tigress probably died about 10 days back and poisoning cannot be ruled out. We have sent the viscera for forensic examination,” he said, adding that the reports of the viscera of the two carcasses found earlier had not arrived yet.

Vulture conservation efforts yielding results

The decline in the population of vultures could be slowing down, according to experts, who believe that the ban on use of diclofenac has had a positive effect in vulture habitats in different parts of the country, including Assam.

On the action taken by authorities in India, the Director of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Dr Asad Rahmani said, “The timely ban on veterinary diclofenac in South Asia, along with the research and conservation efforts of BNHS and the SAVE partners, based on scientific facts has proved to be a successful step in the right direction”.