Carcass of tiger found near Kishanpur sanctuary

Highly decomposed carcass of a tiger was today found in a sugarcane field on the banks of Sharda river in south Kheri division, a few km away from Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary, officials have said.
The carcass was found at an isolated stretch near Pipariya Bhood village in Bhira range of the division, said PP Singh, Deputy Director, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary is a part of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
Some villagers noticed the carcass when they went to the field, Singh said adding he rushed to the spot to inspect it.
Divisional Forest Officer (South Kheri) Neeraj Kumar told PTI all vital organs including nails and jaws of the tiger have been found intact which rule out poaching apprehensions.

Conditions indicate the carcass to be several-week-old and the worn out canines indicate the tiger to be very old, he said, adding that its recovery from an isolated area near a river bed indicated natural death.