Overview

• An NTCA-supervised autopsy was conducted on August 13 and the carcass was disposed of following established biosecurity protocols.
• Site inspections by forest personnel and veterinarians revealed no indications of poaching and confirmed all body parts were intact.
• Officials have provisionally attributed the death of the 11-12-year-old tiger T-66 to a territorial fight, pending forensic confirmation.
• Viscera samples have been sealed and sent for laboratory analysis to determine the exact cause of death.
• The loss of T-66 underscores conservation challenges in Madhya Pradesh, which hosts nine reserves and India’s largest tiger population.