Mandla (MP), Apr 21 (PTI) A female tiger cub has been found dead in the famous Kanha Tiger Reserve here, officials said today.
The body of the cub was found at Sarhi range of the Reserve yesterday and it had injury marks around its neck and other places, Kanha Tiger Reserve Field Director H S Negi said.
He said the female cub was around nine-month old and had been killed by a tiger of the area. Territorial fights were common in the areas having dense stripped animal population, he said.
The dead animal was one of the four cubs of a tigress in the reserve.
He said after post-mortem of the cub according to the guidelines of National Tiger Conservation Authority, the body was disposed of.
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