Tiger found dead hariyali community forest

CHITWAN, Nov 20: A Royal Bengal Tiger has been found dead in the Hariyali Community Forest in Chitwan.

The female tiger of around 6/7 years old was found dead in the community forest under the buffer zone of Chitwan National Park (CNP) at Bharatpur Municipality-27 this morning, said CNP Information Officer Ganesh Prasad Tiwari.     

According to Tiwari, it is suspected that the tiger might have died due to a fight with another tiger. A team of CNP has brought the dead tigress to Kasara for a post-mortem examination.     

There are 128 tigers in CNP as per a tiger census conducted in 2022.