Context: A tigress and her two cubs were found dead in the Umed Paoni Karandla Wildlife Sanctuary.

About Umed Paoni Karandla Wildlife Sanctuary:

• It is spread over Bhandara district and Umred, Kuhi and Bhivapur Taluka of Nagpur district in
• This sanctuary has a connection with Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve through the forest along Wainganga river.
• The sanctuary is home to resident breeding tigers, herds of Gaur, wild dogs and rare animals like flying squirrels, pangolins and honey badgers.
• It is bounded roughly by the Wainganga river and the Gose Khurd Dam on the northeast.
• It is located 40 km north of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve and 50 km southwest of Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary & 60 km from Nagpur, Maharashtra.
• Pench Tiger Reserve is 80 km to the northwest.
• Tigers are commonly seen here by many villages around the sanctuary.

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nagpur-tigress-2-cubs-found-dead-7129357/

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