Jaipur: Two male tigers have died in separate incidents in the tiger reserves of Sariska and Ranthambore in Rajasthan over the past two days, officials said on Tuesday.
A 13-year old tiger died after he was rescued from a village in Khandar area near Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur district on Tuesday.
"The tiger strayed and went close to a village where people surrounded him. A team of the forest department tranquilised and shifted him to a forest area, but he died after some time," Y K Sahu, chief conservator of forest (Sawai Madhopur), said.
Another four-year-old male feline was found dead on a farm near the Sariska Forest Reserve in Alwar district on Monday.
The tiger prima facie died of strangulation after getting stuck in a wire trap, placed by a farmer to stop wild animals from damaging his crop, said Govind Bharadwaj, chief conservator of forest (Alwar).