Explanation:

• Recently, the death of a 10-year-old ailing male tiger, in the Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) to a ‘respiratory illness’ has raised concerns that whether the tiger should be tested for the novel coronavirus disease.
• Pench Tiger Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh in Seoni and Chhindwara districts, named after the Pench river that flows through the National Park.
• Pench Tiger Reserve, Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) is one of the major Protected Areas of Satpura-Maikal ranges of the Central Highlands, which is among the most important tiger habitats of the world.
• Pench National Park has the highest density of herbivore population like spotted deer, sambar deer, nilgai, four horned antelope and mouse deer.