Morung Express News
Dimapur | March 1
Post mortem on the carcass of the tigress killed by distraught villagers on February 29 was conducted today in Dimapur. The 2-hour long post mortem began at around 3:00 pm only after officials completed a series of mandatory and lengthy legal formalities with activists from the Wildlife Conservation Society in attendance.
As per procedure, a veterinarian conducted the autopsy and a report filed to be submitted in court for obtaining necessary legal directives. According to a source, the Forest department can go ahead with making the necessary arrangement for disposal of the carcass only through a directive of the court. The carcass, in all likelihood will be cremated.
The post mortem, besides determining the cause of death, revealed it was a healthy Royal Bengal Tigress weighing approximately 111 kgs and around two years of age. Her last meal was a calf as was discovered during the autopsy.
Further, it was also discovered that the carcass had claws missing and the tip of the tail chopped off, reportedly extracted. All the claws of the left hind limb were missing, while the other three limb showed similar signs of extracted claws.
