A tiger was found dead at Kantar village in Mahisagar district of Gujarat, days after the forest department confirmed spotting of a tiger in the state for the first time in three decades. Forest officials, however, did not confirm whether it was the same tiger that was captured by a teacher on his phone camera and later by camera traps in Mahisagar forest range. "We have found the carcass of the tiger at Kantar village of Mahisagar district. We are yet to ascertain the cause of death as to whether it was poached or died due to some other cause,”. Forest officials he said.

A tiger was found dead at Kantar village in Mahisagar district of Gujarat, days after the forest department confirmed spotting of a tiger in the state for the first time in three decades. Forest officials, however, did not confirm whether it was the same tiger that was captured by a teacher on his phone camera and later by camera traps in Mahisagar forest range. "We have found the carcass of the tiger at Kantar village of Mahisagar district. We are yet to ascertain the cause of death as to whether it was poached or died due to some other cause,”. Forest officials he said.