Overview
- The Karnataka Forest Department moved a tigress to the Chamundi rescue facility on November 27, and her four cubs were captured on November 30 and kept under observation.
- The cubs died on December 1, 5, 7, and 9, concluding a nine-day span of fatalities despite veterinary care.
- A preliminary assessment for the first death cited starvation with cardiopulmonary complications, while necropsies later detailed cardiopulmonary failure with severe gastritis and, in a second cub, hemorrhagic gastroenteritis with encephalitis.
- Veterinarians reported lab tests that indicated feline panleukopenia in the two remaining cubs before they died, and viscera and blood samples were sent for definitive analysis.
- Officials said the mother tigress is healthy under observation, and a decision on releasing her back to the wild has not been made.