By IANS, [RxPG] Lucknow, Jan 12 - Forest officials are baffled over the discovery of a boneless tiger carcass from the Dudhwa National Park in Lakhimpur-Kheri district, about 250 km from here.
Local people noticed the carcass near the park area Jan 8.
Officials got into action as soon as the matter was brought to their notice.
'The animal had been dead for at least two weeks as its remains were in a decomposed state,' park director M.P. Singh told IANS over telephone.
'Since bones were completely missing it indicates some foul play, but we cannot rule out the possibility of the bones being taken away even after a natural death,' he said.
State's chief wildlife conservator Mohammad Ehsan did not ruled out the possibility of the bones having been picked up for sale in international market.
'Tiger bones are in much demand in China as well as some South East Asian countries,' Ehsan said.
According to official records, over 200 tiger and leopard skins have been seized from different parts of Uttar Pradesh over the past three years.
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