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Tiger found dead in Goa’s forest with teeth, nails missing; poaching suspected
An adult tiger was found dead in Sacorda forests of Goa’s Dharbandora region, with its teeth and nails missing and postmortem pending. The discovery, near the Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary, renews calls for declaring Goa as a tiger reserve under NTCA recommendations. The timeline also recalls past tiger deaths and legal actions related to habitat protection in Goa.
Why It Matters
The case highlights ongoing conservation policy debates in Goa, including calls to upgrade protected areas to tiger reserves to safeguard tiger habitats and connectivity.
Timeline
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Tiger found dead in Goa; teeth and nails missing
May 2, 2026
An adult tiger was found dead in the forests of Sacorda in Goa’s Dharbandora region. The carcass was found at Aalot near Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary in Mollem; the cause of death is not yet known and postmortem is pending; teeth and nails were missing, raising concerns of poaching.
Bombay High Court directive on tiger reserve
July 2023
Based on NTCA recommendations, the Bombay High Court at Goa directed the state government to notify Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary and other areas as a tiger reserve within three months under Section 38-V(1) of the Wildlife Protection Act.
Five tigers poisoned to death
2020
An adult female tiger and four grown cubs were poisoned to death in 2020.
Tiger killed in a trap
2009
Another tiger was found killed in a trap in 2009, as referenced in the article.