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 picking cotton.” The incident occurred in Nazrulnagar, Kagaznagar mandal on November 29. Speaking to the media, Tibrewal said that the tiger had attacked humans in self-defence in that incident, A day later it had attacked Rauthu Suresh around 100 metres inside the reserve forest boundary. The forest staff is making all-out efforts to track movement of the tigers to avoid incidents of attacks on humans in the Kagaznagar forest division, he said.

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Tiger terrorises village near Lucknow, locals warned against going out at night
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5 days, 18 hours 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, 2 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, 2 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 …

Mulugu: Tiger footmarks send villagers into tizzy
1 week, 5 days 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. …

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
2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

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, 2 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, 2 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, 3 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
3 weeks, 6 days 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,” …

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 …

Tiger Sighting Near Utnoor Creates Panic Among Villagers in Adilabad
1 month 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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
5 months, 4 weeks 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
5 months, 4 weeks 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 …

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. …

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, 3 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Strayed Tiger Returning Home Habitat at Papikonda National Park
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Strayed Tiger Returning Home Habitat at Papikonda National Park

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: An adult tiger, whose pug marks were found a few days ago in the farm fields at Yerrayagudem village of Buttayagudem mandal in Eluru district, is found to be returning home at the VR Puram-Chintur-Papikonda National Park. Additional principal chief conservator of forests Shantipriya Pande said the tiger’s natural habitat is VR Puram-Chintur-Papikonda National Park and it strayed into …

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 …

3 killed in tiger attack in Gadchiroli in last two weeks: Officials
11 months ago

3 killed in tiger attack in Gadchiroli in last two weeks: Officials

Hindustan Times  

Nagpur: In yet another incident of a tiger attack in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, a villager was killed in a forest area near Lohara, under the Markanda-Kansoba forest range, officials aware of the matter said. 1 person was killed on Saturday in tiger attack near Lohara in Gadchiroli The incident took place on Saturday morning. Amid growing concerns about the escalating …

Asifabad Tiger Deaths, 2 Forest Officials Suspended
11 months ago

Asifabad Tiger Deaths, 2 Forest Officials Suspended

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Two forest department officials have been suspended for ‘negligence’ in connection with the death of two tigers in the KB Asifabad district earlier this month. Asked if the suspensions were because the two officials were found in some way responsible for two incidents, senior department officials said the trigger was the death of the two tigers and the issue …

Second Tiger Death in Two Days Sends Officials Scurrying to Asifabad
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Second Tiger Death in Two Days Sends Officials Scurrying to Asifabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad/Adilabad: Tigers in the corridor forests of Komaram Bheem Asifabad district are dying one by one, with one more tiger death reported on Monday, coming on the heels of the discovery of a dead sub-adult tigress two days ago. Although the Telangana forest department officials were tight-lipped about the second tiger death within a week from the same patch of …

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 …

Tiger cub dies after being hit by train in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur
1 year ago

Tiger cub dies after being hit by train in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur

Hindustan Times  

A four-month-old female tiger cub was killed after being hit by a SE-Central Railway train at Kitali Mendha in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district on Monday, officials said. Since January this year, Maharashtra has recorded nearly 35 tiger deaths The incident reportedly took place early morning as the train was en route from Chandrapur to Gondia. Earlier, in a similar incident, a …

Woman killed in tiger attack in village abutting Bandipur
1 year ago

Woman killed in tiger attack in village abutting Bandipur

The Hindu  

A woman was killed in a tiger attack in the Hediyala range of Bandipur on Friday further escalating concerns over rise in conflicts in the villages abutting the forests. Forest department personnel citing local villagers said Ratnamma was working in her fields when the tiger attack took place and it dragged her towards the forests which abuts the village. Farmer …

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 …

Shepherd dies of suspected tiger attack in Sawai Madhopur, villagers stage protest
1 year, 2 months ago

Shepherd dies of suspected tiger attack in Sawai Madhopur, villagers stage protest

Hindustan Times  

Citizens in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur on Tuesday staged a sit-in protest and blocked roads after a tiger allegedly killed a shepherd when he took his cattle to the forest for grazing. The incident occurred in village Khawa under Kundera police station limits when 45-year-old Babu Lal Gurjar took his goats for grazing in Ranthambore forest land around 10am on Monday. …

Residents protest alleging man arrested for poisoning tigers in the Nilgiris is innocent
1 year, 3 months ago

Residents protest alleging man arrested for poisoning tigers in the Nilgiris is innocent

The Hindu  

Around 30 residents from Emerald in the Kundah taluk in the Nilgiris staged a protest in front of the District Forest Officer’s office in Udhagamandalam on Thursday, September 14, 2023 alleging that the man they arrested for poisoning a tiger was innocent and had been wrongly implicated by the department. The residents alleged that the man arrested for the poisoning …

‘Circumstantial evidence’ of poisoning found in tiger deaths in the Nilgiris
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Circumstantial evidence’ of poisoning found in tiger deaths in the Nilgiris

The Hindu  

The Forest Department has found “circumstantial evidence” indicating that at least one of the two tigers that were found dead on Saturday could have been poisoned, officials said. However, he said, the Department staff, when perambulating the area, discovered the decomposed carcass of a cattle close to where the tiger carcasses were found. D. Venkatesh, Conservator of Forests, said external …

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 …

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