Thrice-tranquillized Buxa tigress was about two months pregnant, miscarried days before escape from enclosure. Bengal forest department sets up probe panel | Kolkata News - The Times of India
The Buxa tigress, which was brought over from Valmiki Tiger Reserve on Sept 30, was about two months pregnant, the Bengal forest dept learnt on the night of Nov 7, triggering questions over how her condition went undetected despite three rounds of tranquillization — on Sept 29, Oct 1 and Nov 3 — and whether adequate health checks were carried out before and after her translocation from Bihar to Bengal.