Mysuru, June 27 -- Forest Minister orders high-level probe into death of five tigers at MM Hills Sanctuary; 14-day deadline for report

In a shocking incident near the proposed Male Mahadeshwara (MM) Hills Tiger Reserve, the decomposed carcasses of a tigress and her four cubs were found in the Meenyam Range under Hoogyam Division of Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, raising strong suspicions of poisoning. Forest staff on routine patrol found the carcass of the tigress near Mahadeshwara Bailu in Gajanur Beat of Hanur Hobli, Kollegal taluk yesterday.

The bodies of four cubs were found within a 500-metre radius of the mother's remains. The cubs - one male and three females - aged between one and one-and-a-half years, are believed to hav...