‘Amahi’ (T-141)—a tigress rescued from Sarhi Range of Kanha Tiger Reserve and brought to Mukki Quarantine Centre along with her fourth cub, passed away on Wednesday. Unfortunately, three of her cubs had died earlier. Five deaths within a span of nine days have caused a stir within KTR management. Tourists had spotted ‘Amahi’ and her cubs in a frail condition on April 17. The first cub was found dead on April 21, followed by the second on April 24. The third cub died on April 25, while the tigress and her fourth cub succumbed during treatment on April 29. The cause of death appears to be an infection in the lungs. However, the actual cause of death will be determined following forensic analysis; samples have been sent for forensic examination. A team from School of Wildlife Forensic and Health, Jabalpur, is also actively involved in the investigation.

 

According to the press release issued by KTR management- on April 29, 2026, a tigress aged approximately 8 to 10 years and a tiger cub aged 15 to 18 months died during treatment at Forest Land Cell No. 188, Beat Mukki, Circle Mukki, Forest Range Mukki. Taking immediate action as per the guidelines issued by NTCA New Delhi and Office of Chief Wildlife Warden Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, post-mortem was done by a team, including Expert Wildlife Doctor Dr Sandeep Agarwal, K T Reserve Mandla and Dr Ashish Vaidya, Veterinary Officer Baihar Dr Surendra Kumar Merskole, Veterinary Doctor, Baihar, Dr Amol Rokde, Assistant Professor, SWFH, Jabalpur. All body parts of the tigress and cub were found to be intact. The tigress was dissected as per the prescribed procedure and samples were collected. The cub’s carcass was cremated as per the prescribed procedure on Thursday morning. Preliminary cause of death was found to be a lung infection.