A tigress that was rescued from a home in Bamani village in Nagbhid Forest Range and brought to Gorewada Rescue Centre on June 22 died on Friday evening while undergoing treatment.
Nandkishor Kale, Divisional Manager, Gorewada, said that the big cat was brought in critical condition showing severe debilitation, anaemia, emaciation, dehydration with heavy tick infestation and blunt and broken canine. After 11 days of treatment, the tigress died on Friday evening. There were no corona symptoms but as mandatory requirement samples would be sent for corona virus test at NISHAD, Bhopal.