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Tigress Treated for Distemper Symptoms Dies at Kanha Reserve
A three-year-old tigress died while receiving care at Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
Officials said she was not originally from the reserve.
A patrol team found her very weak on August 26.
Veterinarians began supervising her care the next day.
During treatment, she showed symptoms of a disease called Canine Distemper Virus.
The report does not say that the disease was confirmed as the cause of her death.
Veterinarians examined her after she died.
They sent samples to a laboratory in Jabalpur for testing, and the tigress was cremated.
A three-year-old tigress died while being treated at Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
Officials said the tigress was not from Kanha and had shown symptoms of Canine Distemper Virus infection.
A patrol team found the animal in a very weak state on August 26; veterinary supervision began the next day.
A veterinarian from Kanha and one from Baihar conducted a post-mortem examination on Wednesday under National Tiger Conservation Authority procedures.
The carcass was cremated, and samples were sent to a laboratory in Jabalpur for forensic and pathological examination.
- Who
- A three-year-old tigress being treated at Kanha Tiger Reserve.
- What
- The tigress died while being treated after showing symptoms of Canine Distemper Virus infection.
- Where
- Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh; samples were sent to a laboratory in Jabalpur.
- When
- She died on Tuesday; the report was issued on Wednesday, October 7. The year is not stated.
- Why
- The report does not establish the cause of death; the tigress had shown symptoms of Canine Distemper Virus infection.
Key facts
- Animal
- Three-year-old tigress
- Death
- Tuesday, according to Deputy Director PK Verma
- Found
- August 26, in a very weak state
- Veterinary supervision
- Began August 27
- Treatment location
- Wildlife Treatment Centre in the Mukki range
- Examination
- Post-mortem conducted Wednesday by veterinarians from Kanha and Baihar
- Sample destination
- A laboratory in Jabalpur for forensic and pathological examination
Sources
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