<p>Madikeri, Karnataka: A tiger was found dead in a coffee estate in Virajpet range of Kodagu district, Forest Department officials said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The injuries on the left paw and shoulder indicate that it might have been involved in a territorial fight, they said.</p>.<p>The exact cause of death could be ascertained through a postmortem to be done under the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) protocol.</p>.<p>As it had taken to killing cattle there was an order to capture it.</p>.<p>A senior official said, "This particular tiger which was about 13-year-old was in a conflict situation. It was engaged in cattle killing on a regular basis in the coffee estate and around."</p>.Tiger found dead in Bandhavgarh Reserve, territorial fight suspected.<p>"It was quite old and since it was entering the human habitation and was also in a conflict situation, our forest personnel started tracking it...we wanted to capture it for which we had permission so that any human injuries or death could be avoided." </p><p>"This tiger was spotted three days ago limping in an area which was near the coffee estate. So, a forest department team conducted a search operation. Even elephants and veterinarians accompanied," he said.</p>.<p>"We wanted to track the tiger and possibly capture it. Because it was limping, we wanted to examine it and, if required, treat it. We would have taken it to a rescue centre," he added.</p>.<p>Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Kumar Pushkar told PTI that during the search operation, the body of the tiger was found in the coffee estate on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The post-mortem would be done today but prima facie, the observation is that it had a territorial fight with another big cat because it bore multiple injuries. The tiger was quite old, and its canines were also completely damaged. But only after the post-mortem examination can we ascertain the exact cause of death, he added.</p>
<p>Madikeri, Karnataka: A tiger was found dead in a coffee estate in Virajpet range of Kodagu district, Forest Department officials said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The injuries on the left paw and shoulder indicate that it might have been involved in a territorial fight, they said.</p>.<p>The exact cause of death could be ascertained through a postmortem to be done under the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) protocol.</p>.<p>As it had taken to killing cattle there was an order to capture it.</p>.<p>A senior official said, "This particular tiger which was about 13-year-old was in a conflict situation. It was engaged in cattle killing on a regular basis in the coffee estate and around."</p>.Tiger found dead in Bandhavgarh Reserve, territorial fight suspected.<p>"It was quite old and since it was entering the human habitation and was also in a conflict situation, our forest personnel started tracking it...we wanted to capture it for which we had permission so that any human injuries or death could be avoided." </p><p>"This tiger was spotted three days ago limping in an area which was near the coffee estate. So, a forest department team conducted a search operation. Even elephants and veterinarians accompanied," he said.</p>.<p>"We wanted to track the tiger and possibly capture it. Because it was limping, we wanted to examine it and, if required, treat it. We would have taken it to a rescue centre," he added.</p>.<p>Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Kumar Pushkar told PTI that during the search operation, the body of the tiger was found in the coffee estate on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The post-mortem would be done today but prima facie, the observation is that it had a territorial fight with another big cat because it bore multiple injuries. The tiger was quite old, and its canines were also completely damaged. But only after the post-mortem examination can we ascertain the exact cause of death, he added.</p>