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Two tigers were recovered dormant successful the forests of Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol territory connected Monday (February 2, 2026), a elder wood authoritative said.
The carcasses of a tiger and a tigress were recovered successful the North Shahdol wood area, and arsenic per archetypal reports, 1 of them appeared to person been killed successful a territorial fight, and the different was electrocuted, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) L Krishnamoorthy told PTI.
"A squad has rushed to the spot, and investigations person begun. As per the archetypal report, 1 tiger seems to person been killed successful a territorial fight, portion the different died owed to electrocution," helium said.
The authoritative said that the nonstop origin of decease volition beryllium confirmed aft the squad completes its probe.
Madhya Pradesh, dubbed India's tiger State, is location to the highest fig of large cats successful the country.
On January 20, the Madhya Pradesh High Court issued notices to the Centre and the State authorities implicit the emergence successful tiger deaths successful the State.
The tribunal was proceeding a petition filed by wildlife activistic Ajay Dubey, which claimed that 54 tigers died successful the State successful 2025, the highest yearly mortality since the inception of Project Tiger, with much than fractional of the deaths attributed to unnatural causes.
