Villagers, trackers live in fear as wandering tiger remains elusive
3 years, 11 months ago

Villagers, trackers live in fear as wandering tiger remains elusive

Deccan Chronicle  

KOMARAM BHEEM ASIFABAD: Not only villagers in the interiors but even some animal trackers are fearing a threat to their life from the tiger, after they were deployed in the deep forests to track the animal’s movement over a 30-km radius between Bejjur and Penchikalpet mandals. Each forest beat officer, along with six watchers or animal trackers, keeps track of the tiger’s movement in the deep forests either in a vehicle or on foot. District forest officer Shantharam said that they will double the installation of existing 120 trapping cameras to track the tiger movement and collect the data twice a day. He said that forest officials are not allowing them to go to their own agriculture lands that are located close to Kandi Bheemanna temple forest area where tiger trapping operations are underway.

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Tiger terrorises village near Lucknow, locals warned against going out at night
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1 week ago

Tiger terrorises village near Lucknow, locals warned against going out at night

India Today  

A tiger has been spotted in a village near Lucknow, creating panic among local residents, with authorities setting up cages to trap the big cat. The forest department has appealed to local residents against venturing alone at night as the big cat has been spotted in and around Rehman Khera village, located about 20 km from Lucknow, after sunset. After …

3 villagers arrested in MP’s Narmadapuram district for killing tiger
1 week, 1 day ago

3 villagers arrested in MP’s Narmadapuram district for killing tiger

Hindustan Times  

BHOPAL: Three men have been arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram district in connection with the recent death of a tiger, state forest department officials said on Monday. The three residents of Banspani village have allegedly told the police that they had laid a trap for wild boars but the tiger walked into it about a week ago, killing it by …

Fresh ‘tiger’ pugmark found, search intensified
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1 week, 3 days ago

Fresh ‘tiger’ pugmark found, search intensified

Hindustan Times  

Fresh pugmarks of a big cat were seen in Rehmankheda on Saturday, coaxing the forest department to increase the number of cages and camera traps to track the wild animal wandering in the forest areas. Forest staff installing gadgets in Rehmankheda “The second pugmark - larger than a leopard’s - further hints that it might be a tiger, though the …

Eye of the tiger: People take selfies as big cat prowls Maharashtra village
1 week, 4 days ago

Eye of the tiger: People take selfies as big cat prowls Maharashtra village

India Today  

Videos of people taking selfies with a sub-adult tiger in Bhandara district of eastern Maharashtra have gone viral, prompting the forest department to monitor its movements and proposing its transfer to another forest range. A video, shot in the Borgaon area of the Adyal forest range two days ago, showed local people taking photos and selfies from as close as …

Cages, camera traps in place to trap ‘tiger’ in Rehmankheda
Trending News
1 week, 4 days ago

Cages, camera traps in place to trap ‘tiger’ in Rehmankheda

Hindustan Times  

Cages and camera traps were installed and teams were deployed to track a ‘tiger’ that was reportedly seen a day before by locals in Rehmankheda — where a tiger stayed put for 108 days in 2012—near Lucknow. A cage set up after locals reported the presence of a wild animal, suspectedly a tiger, in the Rehmankheda area near Lucknow. The …

Yeleswaram Foresters Tracking Tiger to Avoid Man-animal Conflict
1 week, 6 days ago

Yeleswaram Foresters Tracking Tiger to Avoid Man-animal Conflict

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Authorities of the Yeleswaram reserve forest area in Kakinada district are making all out efforts to track the tiger on the prowl by setting up six camera traps and training foresters to keep a track of its pug marks. Ever since the tiger attacked and killed a calf at Buradakota village of Prathipadu mandal in Kakinada district on December …

Mulugu: Tiger footmarks send villagers into tizzy
2 weeks ago

Mulugu: Tiger footmarks send villagers into tizzy

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Locals on Tuesday became panicky as news spread about the sighting of a movement in the forests of Venkatapuram mandal in Mulugu district, based on its paw prints found on the outskirts of Alubaka village. Some farmers of Bodhapuram village, who had slept in their water melon fields, said that they had heard a tiger roar on Monday night. …

Asifabad DFO Says Locals’ Selfie Craze Provoked the Tiger
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Asifabad DFO Says Locals’ Selfie Craze Provoked the Tiger

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Asifabad district forest officer Neeraj Kumar Tibrewal said that they had information that around 20-30 villagers had tried to take selfies with the tiger before it attacked a woman on Friday in Kagaznagar forest division. He said, “the tiger got disturbed by the villagers' actions and went into the nearby cotton fields and attacked Morle Laxmi while she was …

Tiger Tracking Intensified in Komaram Bheem Asifabad District
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Tiger Tracking Intensified in Komaram Bheem Asifabad District

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: The forest staff intensified the tracking of the tiger, suspected of killing a woman and injuring a man in two successive days last week, through 40 camera traps, two drones and nearly 100 field staff along Telangana’s border with Maharashtra in the Kagaznagar forest division in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district on Sunday. Speaking to media personnel, Asifabad district forest …

How Chhattisgarh forest dept safeguarded a migrated tiger for eight months?
3 weeks, 3 days ago

How Chhattisgarh forest dept safeguarded a migrated tiger for eight months?

New Indian Express  

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh forest department executed every bit of its efforts to safeguard a lone male tiger in Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary that was spotted for the first time in decades in the Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary, located in the Baloda Bazar division, around 80 km from Raipur. Our operation used state-of-the-art thermal drones to keep an eye on the tiger’s movements in …

Row erupts after tiger mauls 21-year-old tribal woman to death
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Row erupts after tiger mauls 21-year-old tribal woman to death

Hindustan Times  

A 21-year-old tribal woman was mauled to death by a tiger while she was working in cotton fields in Telangana’s Komaram Bheem Asifabad district on Friday morning, officials said. About 10 days ago, the forest department authorities identified the movement of a male tiger Johnny, which is believed to have travelled for 300 km from Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctury in Maharashtra’s …

Tiger kills ox, villages in Prakasam in grip of fear
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Tiger kills ox, villages in Prakasam in grip of fear

New Indian Express  

ONGOLE: The villages surrounding the Nallamala forest at Ardhaveedu mandal in Prakasam district are on edge following a tiger attack that killed an ox. The incident occurred earlier this week when farmer Ch Venkat Rao of Velagalapaya village let his two oxen graze in the Kurava area near the forest. Forest department officials, including Forest Officer Gaffar and Veterinary Doctor …

Villager bitten by tiger in Heilongjiang under treatment
1 month, 1 week ago

Villager bitten by tiger in Heilongjiang under treatment

China Daily  

A villager of Changtai village in Boli county, Heilongjiang province, was bitten on the left hand by a tiger on Monday morning and is currently receiving treatment at a medical institution, according to a statement released by the county's forestry and grassland bureau on Monday afternoon. At 6:38 am on Monday, the 110 command center of the county's public security …

Villager bitten by tiger in Heilongjiang under treatment
1 month, 1 week ago

Villager bitten by tiger in Heilongjiang under treatment

China Daily  

A villager of Changtai village in Boli county, Heilongjiang province, was bitten on the left hand by a tiger on Monday morning and is currently receiving treatment at a medical institution, according to a statement released by the county's forestry and grassland bureau on Monday afternoon. At 6:38 am on Monday, the 110 command center of the county's public security …

Tiger Sighting Near Utnoor Creates Panic Among Villagers in Adilabad
1 month, 1 week ago

Tiger Sighting Near Utnoor Creates Panic Among Villagers in Adilabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Villagers near Utnoor town and Narnoor mandal in Adilabad district spent sleepless nights as a roaming tiger moved closer to human settlements. Forest officials urged farmers to avoid their fields for a few days as the tiger's movements were being tracked in Utnoor mandal. Forest staff found evidence of the tiger’s presence in Cheemanaik Thanda and Nagapur villages in …

Royal Bengal Tiger Sighting Near Berhampur Causes Panic Among Locals
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Royal Bengal Tiger Sighting Near Berhampur Causes Panic Among Locals

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: Royal Bengal Tiger crossing National Highway 16 near Roland College on the outskirts of Odisha’s Berhampur city was captured on camera Wednesday, sparking widespread concern, reports said on Friday. The video, recorded by a car’s dashboard camera, quickly went viral on social media, drawing attention to the rare but concerning presence of the tiger near populated areas. The forest …

Tiger Attacks Cattle in Adilabad, Farmers on High Alert
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tiger Attacks Cattle in Adilabad, Farmers on High Alert

New Indian Express  

Farmers in Adilabad region are on high alert after reports of tiger attacks on cattle. A tiger attacked cattle and goats in the Hazipur forest area, while another tiger was spotted in the jungles near Boath. The farmers are afraid of going to their fields but have to go as it is harvesting time for paddy and cotton. The forest …

Maheshpur, south Kheri: Elusive tiger located; heavy rains interrupt capture operation
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Maheshpur, south Kheri: Elusive tiger located; heavy rains interrupt capture operation

Hindustan Times  

Combing teams in the Maheshpur range area, under the south Kheri forest division, located the errant tiger hiding in a sugarcane field near Sarayan river, on Wednesday, but heavy rains forced suspension of the operation. Divisional forest officer, south Kheri, Sanjay Biswal, said tiger movement was detected in and around the sugarcane fields. A tiger in Maheshpur range had attacked …

Lakhimpur Kheri Tiger Search: Residents Confined to Homes and Children Fear Going to School
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Tiger Search: Residents Confined to Homes and Children Fear Going to School

ABP News  

In Uttar Pradesh, the terror of wild animals has caused widespread panic, particularly in the districts of Bahraich and Lakhimpur Kheri. Authorities are currently searching for eight tigers in Lakhimpur Kheri, deploying two drones and 20 cameras for the operation. Three days ago, a 45-year-old man named Amrish was killed by a tiger while cutting grass in the Imliyapur village …

Bahraich Wolf Search: Two Wolves Still Roaming Free, Latest Update on Search Operation in UP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bahraich Wolf Search: Two Wolves Still Roaming Free, Latest Update on Search Operation in UP

ABP News  

In Uttar Pradesh, fear has gripped the regions of Bahraich and Lakhimpur Kheri due to increasing wild animal attacks. While Bahraich deals with the threat of wolves, Lakhimpur Kheri faces a tiger menace, with authorities searching for eight tigers using two drones and 20 cameras. The forest department, led by DFO Sanjay Biswal, is actively tracking the tiger's movements using …

Forest department tracks Maharashtra tiger in Telangana's Kumurambheem Asifabad
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Forest department tracks Maharashtra tiger in Telangana's Kumurambheem Asifabad

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The Forest department is currently tracking a male tiger that made its way into the Kumurambheem Asifabad district from Maharashtra. Elusing Meru, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and in-charge Chief Wildlife Warden told TNIE that the tiger is moving along the corridor and is yet to enter the core area of the Kawal Tiger Reserve. Jogu Yellam, field biologist …

Two tigers spotted in forests of Lalitpur for first time
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Two tigers spotted in forests of Lalitpur for first time

Hindustan Times  

In a significant wildlife sighting, two tigers have been spotted for the first time in the forests of Lalitpur district. “We are extremely excited with the two tigers venturing into the jungles of Lalitpur, a sighting never before documented,” said Singh. Previously, tigers were spotted twice in the newly designated Ranipur Tiger Reserve in Chitrakoot, covering 529 square km in …

Tiger terrorising Wayanad residents, trapped in cage
6 months ago

Tiger terrorising Wayanad residents, trapped in cage

New Indian Express  

KALPETTA: The tiger that landed in the village at Kenichira in Poothadi Panchayat, Wayanad, was trapped in the cage set up by the forest department late on Sunday. Following the repeated tiger attacks and the presence of a stray tiger in Manthadam, Kenichira in Wayanad, the Chief Wildlife Warden issued the order to tranquilise and capture the problematic tiger on …

Residents block road alleging apathy by Forest dept. in capturing elusive tiger
6 months ago

Residents block road alleging apathy by Forest dept. in capturing elusive tiger

The Hindu  

The residents of Manthadam and Edakkad near Kenichira in Wayanad blocked the Sulthan Bathery-Panamaram highway on June 23 morning to protest against alleged apathy of the Forest Department in capturing a tiger that has caused panic in the area under the South Wayanad forest division. Forest officials had set up two cages and installed 13 surveillance cameras to capture the …

New monitoring hut at Sahyadri Tiger Reserve
6 months ago

New monitoring hut at Sahyadri Tiger Reserve

Hindustan Times  

In a significant step towards enhancing wildlife protection at Sahyadri Tiger Reserve in Kolhapur, a hut titled ‘Shivsagar Protection Kuti’ has been set up in Patan Range located on the border of the core and buffer zone area and will be equipped with all monitoring and communication devices, said a forest officer. The hut has been set up by Shishupal …

Tiger spotted near tourist location close to Udhagamandalam town
6 months ago

Tiger spotted near tourist location close to Udhagamandalam town

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department is monitoring the movement of a tiger that was spotted near a popular tourist area, less than 10 km from Udhagamandalam town on Thursday morning. When contacted, District Forest Officer, S. Gowtham, said that a tiger had been spotted regularly in the region for the past two years, with Forest Department officials strongly suspecting that …

Injured tiger trapped, released into wild after treatment in Anamalai Tiger Reserve
6 months, 1 week ago

Injured tiger trapped, released into wild after treatment in Anamalai Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

An injured tiger for which traps had been placed in Amaravathy Range in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve earlier this month was trapped on Saturday and released into the wild on Sunday by a forest team. After trapping the tiger aged eight to nine years in one of the cages placed with bait, the carnivore was sedated and treated with concurrence …

Tiger injured by snare in TN's Anamalai Tiger Reserve to be tranquilised for treatment
6 months, 1 week ago

Tiger injured by snare in TN's Anamalai Tiger Reserve to be tranquilised for treatment

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Chief Wildlife Warden Srinivas R Reddy has issued an order to tranquilise and treat a tiger that was injured by a snare in the Tiruppur division of Anamalai Tiger Reserve. Officials believe the animal is in the Amaravathy forest range, which is spread over 25 sq km, and occupies a big territory like other big cats. Forest department sources …

Suspected tiger attacks on livestock sparks panic among residents in Odisha
9 months ago

Suspected tiger attacks on livestock sparks panic among residents in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR: Panic gripped residents of villages near the north Ghumusur Forest Division in Ganjam district following the reported killing of three cattle, including a calf, suspectedly by a tiger near Buduli village. The presence of the tiger became apparent when a villager Santosh Gouda found three of his cattle missing from the shed in a cashew nut orchard at Kumutibanjar …

Residents block highway alleging official apathy in capturing elusive tiger in Wayanad
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Residents block highway alleging official apathy in capturing elusive tiger in Wayanad

The Hindu  

Residents under the aegis of an all-party action council took out a march to the forest range office at Chethalayalm and blocked the Pulpally-Sulthan Bathery State highway on Wednesday in protest against the alleged apathy of the Forest department in capturing an elusive tiger that triggered panic among residents of Surabhikkavala and Thannitheruvu near Pulpally under the South Wayanad Forest …

Forest department on high alert as tiger sightings trigger caution in Ayyankunnu
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Forest department on high alert as tiger sightings trigger caution in Ayyankunnu

The Hindu  

The Forest department has initiated heightened surveillance and issued warnings following reported sightings of a tiger at Palathumkadavu in Ayyankunnu panchayat near the Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary. Sunny Joseph, MLA, and district panchayat vice president Binoy Kurian urged the Divisional Forest Officer and Kottiyoor ranger to take quick action to allay fears of local people. 15-member team A 15-member forest guard …

Tiger remains elusive, combing on near Nanjangud
1 year ago

Tiger remains elusive, combing on near Nanjangud

The Hindu  

Even after launching the operations to trap the tiger that was sighted in the vicinity of Kadakola Industrial Area near Nanjangud, nearly two weeks ago, the wild cat has remained elusive, keeping the forest authorities on their toes. Though it was camera-trapped, it was not spotted physically since the launch of the operations and the forest teams have continued searching …

Tiger remains elusive even after 10 days of combing near Nanjangud
1 year ago

Tiger remains elusive even after 10 days of combing near Nanjangud

The Hindu  

The tiger, that the Forest Department in Nanjangud launched an operation to trap 10 days ago, has proved to be elusive and is engaged in a hide-and-seek game with the department. In view of the tiger’s tendency to approach the bait, the department personnel have also restricted movement in the vicinity so as to lure it so that it can …

Foresters initiate steps to help increase tiger population in NSTR
1 year, 1 month ago

Foresters initiate steps to help increase tiger population in NSTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve has been witnessing a rise in tiger population year-on-year. Some of the reasons attributed to the increase in tiger population are the series of new steps for protection of forests, intense patrolling in addition to the carrying out of regular mobile patrolling and efforts at habitat improvement. The forest authorities maintain that protection of forests …

Elusive tiger kills 42-year-old man in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagara district
1 year, 1 month ago

Elusive tiger kills 42-year-old man in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagara district

Hindustan Times  

42-year-old farmer has been killed by a tiger while working in his fields in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve area of Chamarajanagara district, forest officials familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, adding that they have intensified the search operation for the tiger who earlier attacked another villager. According to forest officials, the incident occurred at the Moleyur range forest area …

Residents block road in Wayanad alleging apathy by forest personnel in capturing tiger
1 year, 3 months ago

Residents block road in Wayanad alleging apathy by forest personnel in capturing tiger

The Hindu  

A group of people under the aegis of the United Democratic Front Noolpuzha grama panchayat unit in Wayanad district blocked the Kozhikode-Kollegal National Highway-766 at Arupathinalu, near Moolankavu, on Friday evening in protest against the alleged apathy of the Forest department in setting up a cage to capture an elusive tiger that triggered panic among the residents at the Eralottu …

Tiger which migrated from Rajaji reserve found in Himachal Pradesh
1 year, 3 months ago

Tiger which migrated from Rajaji reserve found in Himachal Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

A tiger that migrated from the Rajaji Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand has been tracked in the Renuka forests of neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Friday. The tiger has been spotted in the Renuka forests of where it arrived in the middle of August, the official said. It was a long-distance migration that saw the tiger cover hundreds of kilometres …

Tiger spotted taking a stroll in a field in UP’s Pilibhit. Watch
1 year, 5 months ago

Tiger spotted taking a stroll in a field in UP’s Pilibhit. Watch

Hindustan Times  

Have you ever come across videos on social media that showcase wild animals wandering around a human habitat? A video captured in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit shows a tiger strolling through a field, with a farmer ploughing the land nearby. Tiger strolling in a field in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit. Watch the video of a tiger strolling in the field in Uttar …

Bihar: Valmiki Tiger Reserve on alert to stop poaching amid influx of nomads
1 year, 5 months ago

Bihar: Valmiki Tiger Reserve on alert to stop poaching amid influx of nomads

Hindustan Times  

The Valmiki Tiger Reserve, the only tiger reserve of Bihar in West Champaran district, has been asked to tighten security and ensure safety of tigers, leopards and other wildlife species at the reserved forest over concerns of poaching. During the monsoon month of ‘Shrawan’, thousands of devotees from Nepal and from across the state visit Lord Shiva temples, such as …

Tiger spotting leaves villages in curfew-like limbo
1 year, 7 months ago

Tiger spotting leaves villages in curfew-like limbo

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The sighting of three tigers, suspected to be moving among the fringe villages of the Palnadu district over the past week, has rendered residents fearful of venturing out alone. Forest authorities said that the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve is home to 73 tigers, each of which needs a territory of 25-50 sq. The onset of summer has also compounded the …

WATCH: Video of tiger and cubs crossing road goes viral; IFS officer urges people to drive with caution
1 year, 7 months ago

WATCH: Video of tiger and cubs crossing road goes viral; IFS officer urges people to drive with caution

Firstpost  

To raise awareness about these instances, Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda recently uploaded a message. A tiger and its cubs can be seen crossing the road in a video he posted Several incidents involving humans and wildlife have occurred in recent years. IFS Susanta Nanda wrote in a post, “Please drive slowly and with extreme caution when passing through …

Farmer killed in alleged tiger attack in Uttarakhand district: Forest official
1 year, 8 months ago

Farmer killed in alleged tiger attack in Uttarakhand district: Forest official

Hindustan Times  

An elderly farmer was killed in an alleged tiger attack in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district, forest officials said. Swapnil Aniruddha, divisional forest officer Pauri said, “The attack took place on the higher side of the Pauri district on Thursday evening but close to the area is Corbett Tiger Reserve.” “I have handed over the interim relief amount which comes to 30%of …

Local extinction of tiger populations observed in Srivilliputtur, Kanniyakumari: Status report
1 year, 8 months ago

Local extinction of tiger populations observed in Srivilliputtur, Kanniyakumari: Status report

The Hindu  

The ‘Status of Tigers 2022’ report released on Sunday said local extinction of tiger populations was observed in Kanniyakumari and Srivilliputtur, which has come as a shock to activists down south. Local activists could not believe that there was no direct evidence of tigers in their landscape, as in 2020 the Forest Department had spotted tigers in two of the …

Andhra Pradesh: Locals find four tiger cubs in Nandyal district, inform forest officials- WATCH
1 year, 9 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Locals find four tiger cubs in Nandyal district, inform forest officials- WATCH

India TV News  

Residents of Pedda Gummadapuram village in the Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh on Monday found four tiger cubs and shifted them to a safe place. Arrangements for protection of wildlife In a crucial development in the direction of protecting wildlife habitats, a Supreme Court-constituted panel on February 7 asked the Union Environment Ministry to amend or withdraw the guidelines related to …

Tigers on the loose worry Adilabad farmers
1 year, 9 months ago

Tigers on the loose worry Adilabad farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

GUNJALA: The farmers of Gollaghat-Tamsi village in Bheempur Mandal, who were panicked with the movement of four tigers in their locality, burnt dry grass in their agriculture fields to chase the migrated big cats away from their agriculture fields and the area in Adilabad district on Saturday. Fearing that the farm works and the crops will be affected by the …

Carcass of tiger found in Gubbi of Tumakuru
1 year, 10 months ago

Carcass of tiger found in Gubbi of Tumakuru

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Mystery shrouds the death of a tiger aged about 7 years after its carcass was discovered under a bridge at Chikka Edagehalli village road in Gubbi taluk of Tumakuru district on Tuesday leading to suspicion that the big cat might have been poisoned to death. However, forest officials are yet to ascertain its cause of death and an autopsy …

WATCH: Forest Official Stops Traffic to Let Tigers Cross Road in Maharashtra
1 year, 11 months ago

WATCH: Forest Official Stops Traffic to Let Tigers Cross Road in Maharashtra

News 18  

Rapid industrialization which involves deforestation brings humans and wild animals face to face more than often. Recently, a video surfaced on social media which shows a Maharashtra forest official stopping commuters at a highway signal to allow an adult tiger to cross the road at the Tadoba National Park. On the positive side, kudos to the crowd management here, maybe …

Recurring tiger attack at Cheeral in Wayanad, residents intensify agitation
2 years, 1 month ago

Recurring tiger attack at Cheeral in Wayanad, residents intensify agitation

The Hindu  

The residents of the Cheeral area, under the aegis of an all-party action council, began a round-the-clock agitation in front of the Thottamoola forest station seeking protection from a tiger on the prowl in Cheeral area under the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. The animal reportedly killed a cow owned by M. Ibrahim, a dairy farmer at Pazhur on Tuesday morning, and …

Sumatran tiger wanders into plantation camp in Indonesia and injures sleeping worker
2 years, 2 months ago

Sumatran tiger wanders into plantation camp in Indonesia and injures sleeping worker

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Sumatran tiger wandered into …

Combing operation for elusive tiger in Wayanad proves futile
2 years, 2 months ago

Combing operation for elusive tiger in Wayanad proves futile

The Hindu  

The massive combing operation by the Forest department to trace WS-43, the tiger on the prowl in Cheeral area under the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, on Thursday proved futile. The department had mobilised 100 forest personnel from the sanctuary, a rapid response team, and two territorial forest divisions for the operation, and they searched the fringes of the forest and nearby …

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