Barely a month after news about a rhino found with its horn hacked off by poachers in Chitwan National Park raised serious concern about the conservation of wild animals in government protected sanctuaries, a report on Saturday said that seven tigers have died within the past one week in western Nepal under mysterious circumstances.
According to state-owned National News Agency, seven tigers were found dead at Bankaiya of Dulaigauda VDC, Kobereni VDC and Januma VDC of Tanahun district within the past one week.
The report, however, said that the District Forest Office of Tanahun was still unclear about the reason behind the deaths of the big cats, adding that the investigation was being carried out to find the cause.
There has been no past report of mass outbreak claiming the tiger population of the region. So, the hand of poachers in the deaths of the big cats couldn't be dismissed outright.
A month ago poachers had shot a bullet and robbed a female rhino off its horn without killing it in Chitwan National Park.
A tour guide had spotted the anguishing animal near a army checkpost at Junauli on February 2. The treatment began when park officials found the animal at Lami pond inside the park four days later.
After two weeks of ordeal the 30-year-old female rhino died due to its wound as the bullet embedded inside its neck could not be taken out.
http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2009/mar/mar08/news07.php
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