<p>Kannur: An elusive tiger, roaming around in a human settlement here for more than two weeks, that was successfully tranquilised and captured by Forest officials a day ago, died hours later, the Forest department said on Friday.</p>.<p>According to a senior forest official of the district, the tiger had puncture wounds on its chest and a lot of pus in its upper respiratory tract.</p>.<p>The post-mortem of the wild animal would be conducted today at Pookode Veterinary College under the supervision of a specially constituted committee and as part of the process toxicology and histopathology samples would be taken and sent for testing, the official said.</p>.<p>"Only after we get all those reports would we be able to conclude what the exact cause of death was," he said.</p>.Tiger carcass found in MP's Balaghat.<p>On Thursday, a team of forest officials managed to corner the tiger within a rubber plantation in Karyamkapp near Ulikkal here, administering tranquilizers before safely confining it in a cage.</p>.<p>Later, it was shifted to the Kannavam Forest Office premises where it died.</p>.<p>Two weeks ago, local residents had informed the forest department about the tiger's presence in the area. But it was not confirmed during their search.</p>.<p>However, five days ago, while returning from work in the afternoon, a rubber-tapping worker saw a tiger in the plantation near his house and recorded footage of it on his mobile phone.</p>.<p>Later, locals and forest officials spotted the tiger several times and set up three cages, but they were unable to capture it.</p>.<p>This had prompted the local residents to protest against the Forest officials.</p>.<p>Finally, on Thursday afternoon, the tiger was spotted in the rubber plantation, and the forest guards surrounded it and tranquilised it by 3 pm.</p>.<p>The tiger, after being tranquilized, ran a short distance, but within half an hour, the Forest guards caught it and locked it in a cage. </p>
<p>Kannur: An elusive tiger, roaming around in a human settlement here for more than two weeks, that was successfully tranquilised and captured by Forest officials a day ago, died hours later, the Forest department said on Friday.</p>.<p>According to a senior forest official of the district, the tiger had puncture wounds on its chest and a lot of pus in its upper respiratory tract.</p>.<p>The post-mortem of the wild animal would be conducted today at Pookode Veterinary College under the supervision of a specially constituted committee and as part of the process toxicology and histopathology samples would be taken and sent for testing, the official said.</p>.<p>"Only after we get all those reports would we be able to conclude what the exact cause of death was," he said.</p>.Tiger carcass found in MP's Balaghat.<p>On Thursday, a team of forest officials managed to corner the tiger within a rubber plantation in Karyamkapp near Ulikkal here, administering tranquilizers before safely confining it in a cage.</p>.<p>Later, it was shifted to the Kannavam Forest Office premises where it died.</p>.<p>Two weeks ago, local residents had informed the forest department about the tiger's presence in the area. But it was not confirmed during their search.</p>.<p>However, five days ago, while returning from work in the afternoon, a rubber-tapping worker saw a tiger in the plantation near his house and recorded footage of it on his mobile phone.</p>.<p>Later, locals and forest officials spotted the tiger several times and set up three cages, but they were unable to capture it.</p>.<p>This had prompted the local residents to protest against the Forest officials.</p>.<p>Finally, on Thursday afternoon, the tiger was spotted in the rubber plantation, and the forest guards surrounded it and tranquilised it by 3 pm.</p>.<p>The tiger, after being tranquilized, ran a short distance, but within half an hour, the Forest guards caught it and locked it in a cage. </p>