Jagriti Rai ( intern journalist ) , An 8 month old tiger cub was run over by a goods train in Maharashtra’s Gondia district on Monday morning , officials said. The incident took place at 7:30 am some 2 km away , from Garada chowky between Hirdamali and Pandri station on the Gondia – Ballarsha rail route , they added . The track goes through a forest patch and the area sees regular animal movements an official said . “The train’s loco pilot alerted railway officials who then passed on the information to us. A forest team comprising deputy conservator of forest kulraj Singh , NNTR field director Poonam pate , ACF Rajendra sadgir , RFO Praveen sathwane made a site visit ” , he added
The carcass was cremated as per NTCA protocol , the official said
Incidentally , two sub adult sloth Bears were crushed to death by a train near Gangazari railway station on march 3 . Former wildlife warden Sawan Bahekar said the forest department should build under – passes for safe animal movement .This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed , agencies
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