Avni Tigress

'Man-eater' tigress Avni shot dead to save lives of officials who tried to tranquilise her, says Maharashtra forest minister

When queried about the two cubs of the deceased tigress Avni, Mungantiwar said that the two were now nearly 11 months old and capable of survival in the wild.

Tigress Avni killed illegally, incident should be treated as wildlife crime, says PETA; seeks investigation

Animal rights body PETA India said the killing of tigress Avni as part of an operation in Maharashtra should be investigated and treated as a wildlife crime and termed it a "dark day" for the nation.

Tigress Avni killed: Farce of a hunt ends as 'man-eater' finally put down, but question of her cubs looms large

Conservation cannot be romanticised for the sake of one animal, but shooting dead a new mother whose cubs are yet to be weaned off cannot be the answer

'Man-eater' tigress Avni killed in Yavatmal after 3-month chase that included drones, hand-gliders, sniffer dogs, elephants

Tigress Avni (T1) believed to be responsible for the deaths of 13 people over the last two years, was killed in Maharashtra's Yavatmal on Friday, after a three-month long change that involved 150 forest department officials, drones, elephants, sniffer dogs and expert shooters