Nagpur: A four-month-old female tiger cub died after being hit by a vehicle on a highway in Wardha district of Maharashtra, a forest official said.
The cub was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Dhondgaon on Samdrapur-Girad highway in the early hours of Wednesday, a release issued by the Wardha forest department said.
Post-mortem procedure was conducted on the cub and she was cremated as per the guidelines of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), it added.
Tigress with 3 cubs spotted
On January 13, a few tourists on a safari ride had the good fortune of witnessing Tigress Ridhi crossing a lake along with three of her cubs. A video posted by Instagram user “Sandeep Engineer” shows mesmerizing visuals of the beasts striding in water, crossing over to an island.
The video is from Rajbagh Lake in zone 3 of Ranthambore National Park, one of the three lakes located and a popular spot for Sambar deer and tiger sightings.
(With inputs from PTI)
