Lakhimpur Kheri, June 25 -- Preliminary findings of the post-mortem examination of a four-year-old tigress revealed hemorrhagic gastritis and a heavy parasitic load of roundworms and tapeworms to be the probable cause of its death, H Rajamohan, field director, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR), told Hindustan Times on Thursday.

Talking to Hindustan Times on the condition of not to be named, a veterinary expert of Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Bareilly, said summer stress, capture stress and dehydration due to frequent vomiting might have compounded the underlying ailments of the tigress, leading to its sudden collapse.

Rajamohan also said "capturing a free roaming wild animal causes capture and summer stress, which severely impa...