Hyderabad-led study has revealed alarming changes in the gut microbiome of India’s wild tigers, linking pollutants and human interference to compromised digestive health. Researchers warn the shifts could affect tiger immunity, fitness, and conservation outcomes across major reserves

Hyderabad: New evidence in a groundbreaking study led by Hyderabad-based scientists has revealed that the majestic Indian wild tiger’s gut health is being compromised by human activity. For over two years, the scientists meticulously analysed the tiger scat (faeces) collected from prominent tiger reserves, which unearthed insights into the big cat’s gut microbiome.

In the study, published in Global Ecology and Conservation (September-November, 2025) journal of Elsevier, that employed advanced DNA analysis

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