TIGER T-104 FAILS TO SURVIVE POST RELOCATION TO SAJJANGARH PARK

Second death in one week in State; earlier, a pregnant tigress had died at Mukundra

Nirmal Tiwari

Sawai Madhopur:

Ranthambore’s dreaded tiger T-104, which was shifted from Ranthambore to Sajjangarh Biological Park in Udaipur on Tuesday morning, died within 24 hours after its departure.

The tiger was sent from Ranthambore to Sajjangarh at around 8 am and team reached there between 1.30 and 2 in the afternoon. After this, the tiger was monitored in the cage for several hours and was released in the Biological Park at around 8 in the night.

After this, the tiger went to a water hole at around 10 pm and sat in the water. When the patrolling forest personnel returned to the spot at around 11.30 pm, they found the tiger lying at the same spot. The personnel tried to pick up the tiger by making noise but the tiger did not move. On going closer, it was found that the tiger had died.

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MORE THAN 30 TIGERS HAVE DIED IN THE STATE IN 4 YEARS n the year when the country is celebrating the golden jubilee of Project Tiger, the serial death of tigers in the state has shaken the wildlife world. The death of more than 30 tigers in four years and the disappearance of the same number of tigers have raised serious questions on forest management. After the death of MT4 in Mukundra, the death of T-104 in Udaipur’s Sajjangarh Biological Park has angered wildlife lovers and they are demanding concrete action. The investigation report is not made public and under political pressure some officers are constantly involved

RANTHAMBORE: Two cubs poisoned in 2018, Tiger T

119 Veeru-October ‘19, Tiger T 25 Zalim-Jan ‘20, Tiger T-60’s cub-April ‘21, Tiger T-102’s cub-May ‘21, Tiger T-107’s cub-June ‘21, Tiger T-65-July ‘21, Cub of T-61 & T-69 -May ‘22, Tiger T-34 Kumbha-June ‘22, Tiger T-57-Jan ‘23, Tiger T-114 & a cub-Jan ‘23, T-19 Krishna-Feb ‘23, A sub-adult tiger-Feb ‘23

SARISKA: Tiger ST 16-June ’19, Tiger ST-6-April ‘22, Tiger ST-3-June ‘22

MUKUNDRA: 6 tigers/tigresses/cubs-March to Aug ‘20, Tiger MT-4-May ‘23

SAJJANGARH: Tiger T-24-Dec ‘22, Tiger T-104-May ‘23

Negligence was done in shifting the tiger from a closed vehicle about 700 km away from its location during day time in the scorching heat. It is also necessary to know the truth of tranquilising it in excess. In the initial form, it shows the insensitivity and negligence of the department and officials concerned. I urge CM Ashok Gehlot and Forest Minister Hemaram Choudhary to take cognisance of this very sensitive issue and take action against the concerned officials.

—Rajiv Arora, RAJSICO Chairman

In the initial investigation, it has come to fore that the tiger died of multiple organ failure. The exact cause of death would be known after post-mortem. —