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Madhya Pradesh, which had 785 tigers as per a 2022 census, the highest in the country, has lost nine tigers since April 2, when a tiger was found dead in the forested area of Burhanpur.<\/p>\n
\nThe carcass of a cub, aged between one and one-and-a-half years, was found on Thursday evening in the Sargi area of the KTR\u2019s core area, which spans Mandla and Balaghat districts, said the park\u2019s Deputy Director Amita B. Elsewhere, a full-grown tiger was found dead in the north forest division of Balaghat district, officials said.<\/p>\n \u201dThe post-mortem of the cub was conducted on Friday, and we are awaiting its report (to know the exact cause of death),\u201d said KTR deputy director Amita.<\/p>\n Prima facie, it appears the cub may not have been fed by its mother, leading to its death by starvation, she said, adding that another cub of the same tigress had died three days ago.<\/p>\n \u201dThe tigress delivered four cubs, of which two have died. We are closely monitoring the tigress and the remaining two cubs,\u201d said the official.<\/p>\n According to the data shared by the National Tiger Conservation Authority, Madhya Pradesh, home to nine reserves, had recorded 21 deaths as of April 21 this year.<\/p>\n
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