Famous Indian tiger mysteriously disappeared

Wildlife Protection India Agency is trying to find the famous Jai tigers in the country after more than 100 days the animals disappeared without leaving a trace.

According to International Business Times, Jai, the largest tiger in Asia weighing 250kg, was seen the last time Monday 18/4 at Sanctuary wildlife umred Karhandla western Indian state of Maharashtra. This is place where 7-year-old tiger roams.

Jai nằm trong một hồ nước ở Khu bảo tồn động vật hoang dã Umred Karhandla.
Jai lived in a lake in the Reservation wildlife area Umred Karhandla. (Photo: AFP).

Maharashtra forestry agency has mobilized 150 people looking for a large tiger. Authorities also promised rewards for 565 USD can provide information about the location of Jai. In the past three months, no reports of dead cattle over wide areas where Jai 500-600km2 fro. Jai cattle hunt though it rarely eat their prey.

However, animal activists and animal protection agencies are refused that this wild tigers may be poaching.

Mysterious disappearance occurs when Jai Maharashtra, one of the best home to many tigers, are expanding efforts to promote tourism to visit the tiger. Jai experts speculate may be deeper into the forest, or are looking for a tigress fit to mating.

"The survival of Jai is not a problem because it can eat forage. There is evidence that the environment has to offer specialized foraging hike. At three years old, Jai pass nearly 100km in search of a tigress and it succeeded ", Sudhir Mungantiwar, head of the forestry agency of Maharashtra, said.

Jai tiger became famous across India after that adventure, and it usually goes travel freely between the village and the highway.

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