Police shoot dead tiger nicknamed ‘man-eater of Champaran’ that killed at least nine people in India
2 years, 2 months ago

Police shoot dead tiger nicknamed ‘man-eater of Champaran’ that killed at least nine people in India

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. The big cat, who lived in Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar’s West Champaran district, was blamed for back-to-back human killings in last few weeks, totalling nine within a month, which led to an uproar in nearby villages. The hunt for the tiger — a three-year old male Bengal officially known as T-104 — was carried out by around 200 police officers and district officials and included officers patrolling the area on elephants to find the beast. Help of drone camera is also being sought to track the animal.” The police had reportedly taken clearance from the state’s chief wildlife warden PK Gupta to get the tiger shot dead.

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Man dies in suspected tiger attack in Assam's Kaliabor
2 days ago

Man dies in suspected tiger attack in Assam's Kaliabor

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: A 60-year-old man lost his life in a suspected tiger attack in Kaliabor area of Assam. We found the body parts at the Kamakhya Reserve Forest,” the official added. The Kamakhya Reserve Forest is adjacent to the Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve. He said this was the second tiger attack in the area in recent times.

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

Eye of the tiger: People take selfies as big cat prowls Maharashtra village
1 week, 3 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
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1 week, 3 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 …

Panna tiger siblings kill woman: Are they truly 'man-eaters'? Know the facts
2 weeks ago

Panna tiger siblings kill woman: Are they truly 'man-eaters'? Know the facts

India Today  

A 65-year-old woman was mauled to death by a sub-adult tiger in Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. The attack took place at around 10 in the morning, when Phuliya Sahu along with three other women ventured into the core area of the tiger reserve to collect fodder. We spoke to Anjana Tirkey, Field Director of Panna Tiger …

Tiger that killed two farmers dies days after arrival at Kanpur Zoo
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Tiger that killed two farmers dies days after arrival at Kanpur Zoo

Hindustan Times  

A male tiger, known for killing two humans, died at Kanpur Zoo just three days after being transferred from Lakhimpur Kheri. For Representation Before being captured, the tiger had killed two farmers and injured at least three others in the Maheshpur range. Dr Anurag Singh noted that while the Lakhimpur Kheri tiger was in critical condition upon arrival, the other …

PCCF takes stock of tiger movement
2 weeks, 2 days ago

PCCF takes stock of tiger movement

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad:A tiger, named S-12, has been missing in the Dimmadhurthy forests in the Mamada range of Adilabad district for a week, officials said on Saturday. In another development, forest officials were learnt to be calling the tiger which killed a woman in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district, S-4. Dobriyal, on Saturday cautioned that tiger migration to Telangana from Maharashtra would increase …

Asifabad Tiger Forced Into a Fast
3 weeks ago

Asifabad Tiger Forced Into a Fast

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The tiger that has been creating panic in KB Asifabad district over the past few days, is believed to be hungry, and possibly in a very irritable state, having been chased from place to place. Though the tiger over the past week has killed some four animals including a sheep, a cow and a buffalo near different villages, it could …

Asifabad DFO Says Locals’ Selfie Craze Provoked the Tiger
3 weeks 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 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 …

Second tiger attack in two days in Telangana leaves man injured
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Second tiger attack in two days in Telangana leaves man injured

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: A tiger attacked a man in the Kagaznagar forest division on Saturday afternoon, about 25 km from the spot where a big cat had killed a woman on Friday. Sujatha later said that the forest department officials or staff had not issued any alert about the presence of a tiger near their village. Forest department officials led by Kawal …

With winter come tiger conflicts, deaths in Asifabad
3 weeks, 3 days ago

With winter come tiger conflicts, deaths in Asifabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Come November and people in villages along the forest patches in KB Asifabad district not only start shivering with the winter cold that dips into the single digits, but also with fear as tigers from Maharashtra begin migrating into Telangana in search of a new home in the erstwhile Adilabad district area. “Tigers have taken to using this post …

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

Viral video shows forest guards' close encounter with tiger in Madhya Pradesh
4 weeks ago

Viral video shows forest guards' close encounter with tiger in Madhya Pradesh

India Today  

A video of an encounter between two forest guards and a tiger in Madhya Pradesh’s Satpura Tiger Reserve has gone viral on social media. The video of the incident, shared by Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan on X, showcases the guards’ incredible presence of mind during the potentially life-threatening moment. “What a story of bravery and presence of mind,” …

How many tigers died due to unnatural causes, including poaching in last four years? Govt replies
4 weeks, 1 day ago

How many tigers died due to unnatural causes, including poaching in last four years? Govt replies

India TV News  

Kirti Vardhan Singh, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, while responding to a query in the Lok Sabha, said seventy-one tigers died due to unnatural causes, including poaching and seizures, since 2021. Madhya Pradesh reports highest number of deaths of tigers Madhya Pradesh reported the highest number of deaths at 20, followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka since …

Villager bitten by tiger in Heilongjiang under treatment
1 month 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 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 …

Dead Tiger: Chhattisgarh High Court Registers Suo-Moto Case Over Suspected Poaching In Guru Ghasidad National Park, Seeks Status Report From State
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1 month, 1 week ago

Dead Tiger: Chhattisgarh High Court Registers Suo-Moto Case Over Suspected Poaching In Guru Ghasidad National Park, Seeks Status Report From State

Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has registered a Suo-moto case based on a newspaper article revealing the death of a tiger suspected to have been killed by poaching. The article reported the discovery of a dead tiger in the unreserved Guru Ghasidas National Park, raising concerns about poaching. The bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad directed …

Tiger found dead in suspected poaching, third since 2022 in Chhattisgarh
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tiger found dead in suspected poaching, third since 2022 in Chhattisgarh

New Indian Express  

RAIPUR: The death of a male tiger under mysterious circumstances at Baikunthpur forest adjoining the Guru Ghasidas National Park, about 350 km north of Raipur, has bewildered the Chhattisgarh State Forest Department. This is the third tiger death in the state since 2022 and the second suspected poaching reported this year after a tiger was killed in January in the …

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 …

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 …

Lakhimpur Kheri Tiger Search: Authorities Capture Tiger on Camera Amid Ongoing Hunt in UP | ABP News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Tiger Search: Authorities Capture Tiger on Camera Amid Ongoing Hunt in UP | ABP News

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 …

Assam government urges Orang National Park authorities to trace, transfer killer tiger to zoo
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam government urges Orang National Park authorities to trace, transfer killer tiger to zoo

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Assam government has instructed the authorities of a national park to catch the tiger that killed an armed home guard on August 28 and transfer it to the zoo. “We have issued an order to trace and transfer the tiger to a zoo, if necessary,” Assam’s Forest and Environment Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said after Asom Gana Parishad …

Tiger kills home guard in Assam national park
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tiger kills home guard in Assam national park

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI A tiger killed an armed home guard deployed in the Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve on Wednesday night, Assam Forest Department officials said. Dhanmoni Deka, the home guard, and casual worker Md Sahajul Haque were patrolling the Bilpar camp area of the tiger reserve in the evening when the tiger pounced on the former. The home guard’s shriek …

Tiger kills armed home guard in Assam’s Orang National Park
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tiger kills armed home guard in Assam’s Orang National Park

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: A full-grown tiger killed an armed home guard in Assam’s Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve on Wednesday night. The incident occurred when the deceased, Dhanmoni Deka, and casual worker Md Sahajul Haque were patrolling an area as part of their regular drill. He added that when the rifle fell from Deka’s hand, he picked it up and fired …

Assam: Elephant carcass found in Kaziranga; officials suspect tiger attack
4 months ago

Assam: Elephant carcass found in Kaziranga; officials suspect tiger attack

Hindustan Times  

Silchar: The forest guards in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Thursday said they found the carcass of an adult elephant, suspecting it was killed by tigers. Officials said that after recovering the carcass, they buried it in the forest, and some locals joined in to perform the religious rituals. A large part of our forests was encroached …

Government data says 628 tigers die in India during the past five years
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Government data says 628 tigers die in India during the past five years

The Hindu  

A total of 628 tigers died in India during the past five years due to natural causes and other reasons, including poaching, according to government data. According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, 96 tigers died in 2019, 106 in 2020, 127 in 2021, 121 in 2022, and 178 in 2023. Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union …

Tamil Nadu: Two-year re-wilding bid fails, tiger taken to Vandalur zoo
5 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Two-year re-wilding bid fails, tiger taken to Vandalur zoo

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Two weeks after the principal chief conservator of forests and chief wildlife warden Srinivas R Reddy informed the Madras High Court that a tiger could not be released into the wild, a team of forest department staff, with the help of veterinarians, shifted the big cat to the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai in a special ambulance from …

Forest Department aborts rewilding of rescued tiger, shifts animal to Vandalur zoo
5 months ago

Forest Department aborts rewilding of rescued tiger, shifts animal to Vandalur zoo

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department aborted its first ever attempt to rewild a rescued tiger and shifted the big cat to the Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur in Chennai. The PCCF-cum-CWW had also informed the court that the re-wilding of the rescued tiger was halted after a high powered committee chaired by PCCF Rakesh Kumar Dogra studied the animal …

23 tigers died in MP in first six months of 2024, followed by 14 in Maharashtra
5 months, 1 week ago

23 tigers died in MP in first six months of 2024, followed by 14 in Maharashtra

New Indian Express  

Maharashtra ranked second with 14 deaths followed by Karnataka at 11. Importantly, the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in MP reported ten mortalities in the six months of this year, just one less than the overall deaths of tigers in Karnataka within the same period. MP, which housed maximum 526 tigers and 785 tigers in 2018 and 2022 respectively, had reported 43 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Tiger struck by speeding car, dragged for half km in Nellore
6 months ago

Tiger struck by speeding car, dragged for half km in Nellore

New Indian Express  

NELLORE: A tiger reportedly sustained severe injuries to its leg after it was struck by a speeding car on the Nellore-Mumbai national highway near Kadirinaidupalle village in Marripadu mandal, Nellore district on Monday. The impact was so forceful that the car driver, identified as Srinivasulu, dragged the wild animal for almost half a kilometre before managing to halt the vehicle. …

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

48-yr-old woman killed by tiger in Mysuru distt
6 months, 3 weeks ago

48-yr-old woman killed by tiger in Mysuru distt

Hindustan Times  

A tiger mauled a 48-year-old woman from Moorband village in Mysuru district to death, forest officials said. Forest officials said the woman was attacked by a tiger when she was grazing goats near the hill on Saturday evening. “The incident occurred around 5-6 pm,” Bandipura tiger reserve project director and conservator of forests S Prabhakaran told HT. “No tiger attacks …

Karnataka: Tiger mauls woman to death in HD Kote
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka: Tiger mauls woman to death in HD Kote

New Indian Express  

MYSURU: A 48-year-old woman was allegedly mauled to death by a tiger in HD Kote Taluk on Saturday night. Foresters said that the incident took place at Moorband Betta in HD Kote Taluk. Hediyala ACF G Ravindra said, “To monitor the movement of the tiger, around 40 camera traps have been installed,” he said. Bandipur Tiger Reserve Field Director S …

Man-eater tiger that killed 6 persons in Chandrapur forest circle captured after 2-month operation
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Man-eater tiger that killed 6 persons in Chandrapur forest circle captured after 2-month operation

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandrapur: A nine-year-old tiger that had killed six persons in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra in the last two months has been caged, marking the successful culmination of a two-month-long operation to capture the elusive big cat on the prowl which had struck terror in villages. The tiger had killed four persons in the Central Chanda division and two others in …

Elephant found dead, with tusks missing, in T.N.’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant found dead, with tusks missing, in T.N.’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

A wild elephant, aged between 18 and 20 years, was found dead with its tusks missing at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Talavadi Hills, Erode district, on April 22. During a routine patrol, a Forest Department team found the fully decomposed carcass in a forest near Gumtapuram village in the Talavadi Forest Range of Hasanur Division, and alerted senior officials. …

41-year-old labourer from Assam killed by tiger in Kodagu district
8 months ago

41-year-old labourer from Assam killed by tiger in Kodagu district

Hindustan Times  

A 41-year-old labourer from Assam was killed by a tiger on Thursday in Nittur in Kodagu district, according to the officials. After the incident, villagers expressed outrage against forest department officials for failing to take action to prevent wild elephant and tiger attacks in the region. They said, the incident happened when the deceased, identified as Mansoor, was grazing cattle …

Leopard found dead near Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Leopard found dead near Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

A male leopard, aged five to six years, was found dead near the Talavadi Forest Range in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Erode district, on Sunday, March 31, 2024. Forest Department staff said they received information that a carcass was found on a vacant plot of patta land located outside Gumatapuram village, about 500 metres away from the Biligiri Ranganathaswamy …

Tiger found dead in Valmiki Reserve in Bihar’s West Champaran district
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Tiger found dead in Valmiki Reserve in Bihar’s West Champaran district

Hindustan Times  

The forest officials in Bihar’s West Champaran found a tiger lying dead in the forest of Valmiki Tiger Reserve on Sunday evening in yet another incident of territorial fight rampant in the forest. The carcass of the big cat was recovered from compartment number 55 of Maguraha forest range of Valmiki Tiger Reserve, located in West Champaran district, officials said. …

Suspected tiger attacks on livestock sparks panic among residents in Odisha
8 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Man who revived tiger population in Nagarahole wildlife sanctuary passes away
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Man who revived tiger population in Nagarahole wildlife sanctuary passes away

The Hindu  

Chinnappa, 84, who was synonymous with Nagarahole and wildlife protection, passed away at his residence in Kumatoor village in Srimangala, Kodagu district of Karnataka, on February 26. A former Forest Department official, he was instrumental in ensuring protection to Nagarahole, fending off pressure from timber mafia and local politicians when the forest was still a wildlife sanctuary and had not …

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 …

Speeding Car Mows Down Tiger Near Mysuru Airport
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Speeding Car Mows Down Tiger Near Mysuru Airport

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: A tiger aged about one-and-half year was killed reportedly in a road accident after the big cat crossing the National Highway-766 was knocked down and ran over by a speeding car on Sunday night at around 11 pm near Mysuru airport about 12-km from heart of Mysuru city. The carcass of the tiger killed in the road accident was …

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