Assam: Tiger found dead In Kaziranga National Park

Guwahati: A male tiger's carcass was discovered with a bullet wound on Friday morning at the outskirts of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam.

The tiger was killed by forest guards in an unintentional shooting, according to forest officers.

The tiger is estimated to be around ten years old.

The carcass was recovered by forest personnel near Japoripathar in the Karuabari area at 7.10 am, according to a brief statement released by the forest department.

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"Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the tiger died as a result of a bullet wound, which was considered to be [from] accidental firing while attempting to scare the tiger away from the public area," the forest department stated.

P Sivakumar, director of Kaziranga National Park, acknowledged that the tiger died as a result of forest personnel accidentally shooting it.

This is the third time in recent years that a tiger'sarcass has been discovered in the national park.

The body of a four-year-old male tiger was recovered earlier this month in the national park's Sidha Kathani section.

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The carcass exhibited several damage marks, according to forest officials and they believed the tiger died as a result of injuries sustained during a fight with another male tiger.

In February, a female tiger cub's carcass was discovered in the national park with puncture marks on her neck and fractured ribs. The cub, estimated to be around 4 months old was killed by an adult tiger, according to forest police.

According to a 2017 census, Kaziranga has 111 tigers population.

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