A tiger cub was mowed down on Tuesday by a train in Madhya Pradesh s Betul district.
Betul, Madhya Pradesh:
A tiger cub was mowed down on Tuesday by a train in Madhya Pradesh s Betul district, a forest official said.
The loco pilot of Kerala Express informed the railway officials about the carcass of a tiger cub lying near the tracks close to Bhaura river between Polapatthar and Dhodhra Mohar railway stations, Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Mohan Meena said.
He said the male cub was less than a year old. It was possible that the cub was crossing the railway track along with its mother. Its mother might have gone ahead while the cub got stuck on the track, he said.