According to forest officials, the three-year-old male, T-36, most probably died in a territorial fight with another tiger in the region. Officials said the neck of the animal and its fore limbs were broken. "Most probably the tiger died on Wednesday,'' said R S Shekhawat, DFO, Ranthambore park.
"The tiger and his sister, T-37, were occupying the Kamleshwar Mahadev forest area of the park. The two had recently lost their mother, T-15. Another tiger, T-42, also aged three years, had strayed into the area of T-36 from Khandar and in the ensuing fight the latter was killed,'' said Shekhawat.
Villagers had informed forest officials about T-42's intrusion. "We have been maintaining a close watch. Since T-36 had a radio collar, it was easy to track him even as we wondered what steps we should take. The signal became static in an area on Thursday and on Friday morning we came across its body,'' Shekhawat said.
"This is definitely a territorial fight,'' said Rajpal Singh, member state wildlife board. "The neck, ribs and the fore limbs of T-36 were broken. Officials have also spotted T-42, which has scratch marks on its face and is limping. This points to a fight,'' said Singh.
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