Bhopal Nov 29 PTI A 10-year-old injured tigress died two days after being rescued from a buffer zone of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve BTR in Madhya Pradeshs Umaria district an official said on Monday The tigress identified as T-66 was spotted in Khitoli and Panpatha buffer zones of the reserve since the past one month A forest team was constantly monitoring the carnivore and it seemed to be unable to hunt its prey due to some serious injuries a senior BTR official said in a statement The feline was rescued from the Khitoli zone on November 26 and brought to Baherha enclosure where a team of doctors from Jabalpurs Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University operated upon it the official said At the time of rescue the tigress appeared starved Efforts were made to feed the big cat as per the advice of veterinary experts But the tigress was unable to eat and died on Sunday the official said Later an autopsy was conducted and the carcass were disposed of as per directives of the National Tiger Conservation Authority he said Madhya Pradesh is home to a number of tiger reserves including Kanha Bandhavgarh Pench Satpura and Panna The state had regained the top position in the 2018 census with a population of 526 tigers PTI COR ADU GK GK

Bhopal Oct 24 PTI A female leopard rescued from a forest in Madhya Pradeshs Raisen district over two months back has now been released in the Satpura Tiger Reserve in Hoshangabad district a forest official said on Sunday It was found injured in Jujharpur forest beat of Raisen on August 9 this year he said The feline was subsequently brought to Bhopals Van Vihar National Park where it was treated by a team of veterinarians the official said After full recovery the leopard was released in the Matkuli range of Satpura Tiger Reserve on Saturday he said In the past one year two tigers three leopards and a bear were released in their natural habitat after treatment at the Van Vihar National Park here the official said Madhya Pradesh has a number of tiger reserves including Kanha Bandhavgarh Pench Satpura and Panna PTI ADU GK GK