Tiger Deaths in Kanha Tiger Reserve:
A tigress and her four cubs have died in Kanha Tiger Reserve, with wildlife officials suspecting an outbreak of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) linked to lung infection.Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting carnivores, causing respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological symptoms, spreading through direct contact or contaminated materials, often transmitted from domestic or stray dogs to wildlife.Kanha Tiger Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh and is one of India’s major tiger reserves, established as a national park in 1955 and included under Project Tiger in 1973.It lies in the Maikal range of the Satpura hills and is part of the Central Indian highlands, known for its rich biodiversity.
The reserve has important wildlife corridors connecting it with Pench Tiger Reserve and Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, supporting landscape-level conservation.It is home to key species such as tigers, leopards, barasingha (hard-ground swamp deer), sloth bear and wild dogs. The reserve is credited with the successful conservation of barasingha, which was once on the verge of extinction.
