NAGPUR: A six-month-old tiger cub was found dead in the core area of the Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR), Maharashtra , on Saturday.This is the fourth tiger death in Maharashtra and the 11th in the last 18 days in the country. Since January 1, 2020, as per the National Tiger Conservation Authority ’s (NTCA) official website, 27 tigers have died till now.Of the 27 deaths, 14 have been reported from tiger reserves. According to Ravikiran Govekar, the chief conservator of forest (CCF) and field director, the carcass of the tiger is two days old. It was found during patrolling in compartment No. 538 in the Salama beat which comes under the East Pench range.Govekar said only the post-mortem report will reveal the exact cause of the death. As it was evening, the post-mortem could not be performed. It will be done on Sunday.A team of wildlife veterinarians, including Dr Chetan Patond from Pench, Dr Syed Bilal from Transit Treatment Centre (TTC), Seminary Hills and Dr Dipika Mankar, livestock development officer (LDO), will perform the post-mortem as per the NTCA SOP.