Overview

• Forest guards discovered the bodies of two 10-day-old cubs on a hillock in the Hanur range of Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Sanctuary officials conducted NTCA-standard necropsies on Tuesday with National Tiger Conservation Authority representatives present.
• The cub carcasses were cremated following protocol and tissue samples have been sent to state forensic laboratories for definitive analysis.
• ACF Mariswamy reported tigress scratch marks nearby and no signs of foul play, prompting a preliminary finding of abandonment and starvation.
• This probe follows a spate of recent carnivore fatalities in Karnataka, including a June poisoning in MM Hills and an early August adult tigress death that spurred suspensions and audits.