Tragic End for Rare Black Tiger: Suspected Infighting Leaves Simlipal National Park in Mourning

A rare black tiger (pseudo-melanistic) was found dead in the Similipal National Park in Odisha, India, and it is suspected that the death was due to infighting. The dead tiger has been identified as T27, a male aged about 3.5 years. The Similipal South Division staff at Badamakkabadi ll area, Nawana South range,detected the death of the tiger on the morning of April 30. The breeding of tigers in the region will be affected by the death of a male tiger, as the population of black tigers in Similipal is very limited, according to Biswajit Mohanty, a former member of … Continue reading Tragic End for Rare Black Tiger: Suspected Infighting Leaves Simlipal National Park in Mourning