Tigress Found Dead In Karnataka, Electrocution Suspected

A sub-adult tigress about 2 years was found dead in an agricultural field at Padugar village of Gundlupet taluk in Chamarajanagar on Monday night at around 10.45 pm and forest officials suspect the death of the tigress to have occurred after it came into contact with a live wire drawn from a nearby pole to his fence to guard his crops. The field is taken on lease by a farmer



Parameshwarappa.

Forest officials told Media on Tuesday the carcass of the tigress was discovered about 15-km from the Bandipur Tiger Reserve buffer zone. 

The strayed tigress came into contact with a live wire leading to its death. The power connection has been drawn by Parameshwarappa to his electric fence to guard his banana and jowar crops.