A male tiger T-91, also known as Mirza, was seen injured by the Porcupine spines when it was spotted in the Kachcha Chaata region of Ranthambore National Park on Wednesday, June 07, 2017 at around 6 o’clock. There were around seven thorns’ of Porcupine quills penetrated into its muscles when the tiger was seen. The four spines were penetrated around its neck and three spines were in the chest area.
When got the news the Ranthambore forest officials reached there and then tranquilized the tiger so that it can be operated to take the quills out of the tiger’s body. The operation lasted for around half an hour and all the seven quills were removed from its body successfully. The tiger was successfully operated by Dr. Rajeev Garg and his team.
As per Dr. Garg, the tiger was recovered and came to senses after 15 min of the operation. He also told that if the tiger was not operated on time, then it could have been dangerous for his life. But, he is fully out of danger now after the proper treatment.
The tiger T-91 is the son of the tigress T-30 (Husn-Ara) who was passed away last year in Jan 2016. He was born in the fourth litter of the tigress who preferred to stay in non-tourism areas when alive. The Aam Choki near the Gilaisagar in the Khandar region of Ranthambore is considered as the territory of the Tigress T30. After the death of his mother, the tiger T-91 has occupied the mother’s territory.
But after the few months, T-91 came out from the Aam Choki and moved to Rajbagh area. He was sharing his territory with the famous tigress T-84 (Arrowhead). Recently, both have been seen mating near the Malik Talao. The tigress T-83 aka Arrowhead is the queen of the lake in the zone 3 of Ranthambore National Park and most sought after tigress by the wildlife tourists.
