A tiger was found dead near a private land close to Nagarahole National Park in Kodagu district on Wednesday.
The cause of death is yet to be ascertained as the autopsy has been scheduled for Thursday.
The carcass was found in Ponnampet forest division, about 2 to 3 km from the boundary of the national park, said Conservator of Forests S. Manikandan, who is also the park director.
Nagarahole, along with Bandipur, has been identified as among the best tiger landscapes in the country.
The two national parks, which harbour 180 to 200 tigers between them, are contiguous with Wayanad in Kerala and Mudumalai in Tamil Nadu.
According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) report in 2014, this landscape alone accounts for 570 tigers, making it the world’s single largest tiger landscape. But the numbers are from the protected areas alone.
The number of tiger mortalities reported by NTCA for 2016 (updated till August 2) is 61, including eight from Karnataka.
