CHANDRAPUR: Veterinary doctors have concluded that the carcass of the tigress recovered from the open well near Ratnapur had died of drowning. Post mortem of the big cat was carried out on Monday morning and its body was cremated on the spot.
The carcass was found in the farm well of Vasudeo Kove on Sunday evening under Sindewahi forest range. "Veterinary doctors from Navargaon and Sindewahi performed the autopsy. The big cat turned out to be female aged around three and half years. They have suggested the cause of death as drowning," said ACF, Bramhapuri division, NJ Waghade.
He claimed that the carcass was around 24 hours old. "It is likely that the tigress fell into the well, with no parapet wall, while chasing a prey on Sunday. It had no injury mark on its body. It may have tried to scale the vertical walls of the well, but drowned after exhaustion," he said.
However, vets and foresters have failed to identify the other carcass recovered from the same well along with that of the tiger's. Earlier they had speculated it to be that of a wildcat. However Waghade said, since its identity is still clouded, doctors have decided to send the samples to lab for identification. Viscera samples of the tigress too are being dispatched to forensic lab for chemical analysis.
Wildlife activist Kundan Hate represented NTCA, while Bandu Dhotre of Eco-Pro represented chief wildlife warden during the post mortem. Later the carcass of the tigress was burned on the spot before the witnesses.
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