Panaji, May 2 -- An adult tiger was found dead on Saturday in the forests of Sacorda in Goa's Dharbandora region, with its teeth and nails missing, raising concerns over possible poaching and renewed calls to implement the National Tiger Conservation Authority's (NTCA) recommendation to declare a tiger reserve in the state.

"We have recovered a carcass in a partially decomposed state and the cause of death is not immediately apparent. Prima facie, we can only state that the teeth and nails are missing," a forest official, requesting anonymity, said.

The carcass, whose postmortem report is pending, was found at Aalot, not far from the Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary in Mollem, the official added.

Previously, a family of five tigers-a...