Guwahati, June 5 -- In a concerning development, Assam has recorded five tiger deaths in the last four months. In the latest incident on June 1, a male cub, about a year old, was found in the Burhapahar Range of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR).

Veterinary reports suggest the cub died from injuries sustained during infighting. Authorities reported another tiger death from the Kohora Range of KNPTR a day earlier, and the authorities retrieved the carcass of the adult tiger from a wooded area. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Arun Vignesh, quoting veterinarians, confirmed the tiger died a natural death, but was unable to determine its sex because of the heavy decomposition of the body.

On May 22, the authorities recovered ...