Tiger shot dead for attacking Florida man who climbed into enclosure to ‘pet him’
3 years ago

Tiger shot dead for attacking Florida man who climbed into enclosure to ‘pet him’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A tiger at a zoo in Florida has been shot dead after a man entered its enclosure and was seriously injured. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said that the man, a cleaner, entered an unauthorised area near a tiger enclosure at Naples Zoo in the southwest of the state. In a statement, zoo management said the man was employed by a third-party cleaning company, hired to clean the gift shop and restrooms – not the animal enclosures. Crime scene tape surrounds the scene at the zoo as deputies and officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigate the incident.

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Caught on cam: Tiger stays put in Lucknow’s Rehmankheda
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Caught on cam: Tiger stays put in Lucknow’s Rehmankheda

Hindustan Times  

A tiger lurking in Rehmankheda that has mostly been successful in eluding detection despite numerous efforts to spot it since December 14, was finally caught in a camera trap attached to an electric pole on Friday. The tiger was near the control room in Rehmankheda when it was caught on camera on Friday early morning, the DFO of Awadh range …

Asifabad Tiger Forced Into a Fast
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Row erupts after tiger mauls 21-year-old tribal woman to death
1 month, 1 week 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 …

A man killed a mountain lion with a shovel. He says it was to protect his dog
3 months ago

A man killed a mountain lion with a shovel. He says it was to protect his dog

The Independent  

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Tiger terrorising Wayanad residents, trapped in cage
6 months, 2 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 …

Karnataka: Tiger mauls woman to death in HD Kote
7 months, 2 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 …

Tirupati: Man Jumps into Lion Enclosure at Zoo, Mauled to Death
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tirupati: Man Jumps into Lion Enclosure at Zoo, Mauled to Death

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: A 38-year-old man was mauled to death by a male lion after he jumped into its enclosure at the Sri Venkateswara Zoo Park in Tirupati on Thursday afternoon. However, upon reaching the lion enclosure, he reportedly flouted safety norms by entering the off-limits area and attempting to take a dangerous selfie with the Lion, around 2:30 pm.” "Even as …

Lion kills man who entered enclosure for taking selfie in Tirupati zoo
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lion kills man who entered enclosure for taking selfie in Tirupati zoo

The Hindu  

A man was mauled to death by lions when he jumped into their enclosure at the Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park in Tirupati on Thursday. However, upon reaching the lions enclosure, he reportedly flouted the norms and entered the enclosure to click a selfie. Of the one female and two male lions in the enclosure, one male lion identified as Dungarpur …

Residents block highway alleging official apathy in capturing elusive tiger in Wayanad
11 months 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 …

Watch: Dog Barks At Sleeping Tiger In Ranthambore National Park And Then...
1 year, 7 months ago

Watch: Dog Barks At Sleeping Tiger In Ranthambore National Park And Then...

News 18  

The internet is filled with videos of tigers getting involved in a fight with other canines. The video was tweeted by IRS Ankur Rapria in June 2022 showing a dog barking at a tiger that was asleep in Ranthambore National Park. T120 tiger from Ranthambore aka killing machine, have killed even a leopard, sloth bear and hyena.” As specified in …

What Happens When Tiger Gets Angry? This Spine-Chilling Video Is Your Answer
1 year, 8 months ago

What Happens When Tiger Gets Angry? This Spine-Chilling Video Is Your Answer

News 18  

A spine-chilling video of a tiger charging at tourists has raised concerns about wildlife safari. pic.twitter.com/4RDCVLWiRR— Susanta Nanda April 26, 2023 With over seventy thousand views, the video has left Twitter users angry over people trying to get too close to the wild animal. Wonder if some introduction classes about appropriate behaviour in tourism/reserve forests would make a difference?— Nikhil …

Madhya Pradesh: Man mauled to death by tiger in Bandhavgarh reserve
1 year, 9 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: Man mauled to death by tiger in Bandhavgarh reserve

India TV News  

Umaria: A 22-year-old man was killed by a tiger in a buffer zone of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria district, an official said on Sunday. Manpur police station in-charge Sundresh Singh Maravi said that the incident took place between 8 pm and 9 pm on Saturday at Kumbhai village in Manpur buffer zone of the reserve when …

Tiger that killed nine cows in a month captured in Wayanad
2 years, 2 months ago

Tiger that killed nine cows in a month captured in Wayanad

The Hindu  

The tiger that had triggered panic among local residents at Cheeral and nearby areas under the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary for the past one month, was captured from a human settlement on Friday morning after a 26-day hunt. The predator is believed to have attacked 13 domestic animals, of which nine cows died, in the Cheeral, Pazhur and Mukkuthikunnu areas under …

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  

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Captured, collared, and released, tiger found dead in PTR reservoir
2 years, 2 months ago

Captured, collared, and released, tiger found dead in PTR reservoir

The Hindu  

The tiger, trapped in a cage at Neymakkad estate near Munnar in Idukki last week, radio-collared and released into Periyar Tiger Reserve later, was found dead inside the reserve on Sunday. The tiger had forayed into Neymakkad estate under Kanan Devan Hills Plantations near Munnar and unleashed a killing spree. Wildlife enforcers tracking the tiger found its body in the …

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 …

Tiger that claimed nine lives in Bihar’s West Champaran shot dead
2 years, 3 months ago

Tiger that claimed nine lives in Bihar’s West Champaran shot dead

The Hindu  

A tiger, which had claimed nine lives in the last 26 days in Bihar’s West Champaran district, was shot dead on Saturday by a team of sharp shooters and forest officials who were on the hunt for him. A shoot-at-sight order had been issued against the tiger on October 7 by the National Tiger Conservation Authority and the State’s additional …

Rescued tiger preys on rabbits, marks territory in open enclosure
2 years, 6 months ago

Rescued tiger preys on rabbits, marks territory in open enclosure

The Hindu  

Efforts by the Anamalai Tiger Reserve authorities to rewild a tiger, which was rescued as a cub from a tea estate near Valparai last year, has started to pay off as the animal has preyed on live animals released into its open enclosure. ft enclosure, set up at Manthirimattam in the core area of the tiger reserve for the State’s …

50-year-old employee hospitalised after horrific tiger attack at wildlife sanctuary
2 years, 9 months ago

50-year-old employee hospitalised after horrific tiger attack at wildlife sanctuary

The Independent  

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Video: Zoo tiger shot while biting man’s arm as he screams
3 years ago

Video: Zoo tiger shot while biting man’s arm as he screams

Associated Press  

NAPLES, Fla. — Body camera footage released by authorities showed a man screaming in pain and pleading for help just before a sheriff’s deputy shot a Malayan tiger that had grabbed the man’s arm at a Florida zoo. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said the man was seriously injured Wednesday evening when he entered an unauthorized area near the tiger’s …

Florida zoo facing boycott calls after they shot tiger to save cleaner
3 years ago

Florida zoo facing boycott calls after they shot tiger to save cleaner

The Independent  

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‘I’m going to die’: Video shows zoo cleaner pleading for help as tiger attacked him
3 years ago

‘I’m going to die’: Video shows zoo cleaner pleading for help as tiger attacked him

The Independent  

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Tiger King Park owner Lauren Lowe accused of threatening to kill park inspector, as 69 animals removed from care
3 years, 7 months ago

Tiger King Park owner Lauren Lowe accused of threatening to kill park inspector, as 69 animals removed from care

The Independent  

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Missing Texas tiger transported to animal sanctuary
3 years, 7 months ago

Missing Texas tiger transported to animal sanctuary

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — A tiger that frightened residents after it was last seen briefly wandering around a Houston neighborhood was transported to a wildlife sanctuary on Sunday after police found the animal a day earlier following a nearly week-long search. The 9-month-old male named India is now being cared for at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch, an animal sanctuary in …

Police: Missing Texas tiger has been found safe, healthy
3 years, 7 months ago

Police: Missing Texas tiger has been found safe, healthy

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — A tiger that frightened residents after it was last seen briefly wandering around a Houston neighborhood has been found after a nearly week-long search and appears to be unharmed, police announced Saturday evening. “But we got him, and he’s healthy,” Borza said as the wife of the man police allege is the animal’s owner sat next to him …

Texas Tiger still on the lam as alleged owner freed on bond
3 years, 7 months ago

Texas Tiger still on the lam as alleged owner freed on bond

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — The whereabouts of a tiger that was found briefly wandering a Houston neighborhood remained unknown on Wednesday as the Texas man who police allege owns the animal was released on bond. That’s really what we want to do,” attorney Michael W. Elliott told reporters during a brief news conference outside the Fort Bend County Jail. The last time …

Man arrested after tiger shown in a yard of his Houston home
3 years, 7 months ago

Man arrested after tiger shown in a yard of his Houston home

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — A Texas man free on bond from a murder charge was returned to custody Monday after neighbors found a pet tiger wandering around a Houston neighborhood. Video of the Sunday night encounter shows the tiger coming face-to-face with an armed off-duty Waller County sheriff’s deputy, police said. Borza had said earlier Monday that the main concern was finding …

Owner of tiger on the loose in Houston is accused of murder
3 years, 7 months ago

Owner of tiger on the loose in Houston is accused of murder

The Independent  

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Dramatic video shows cigar-smoking Florida man rescue puppy from jaws of alligator
4 years, 1 month ago

Dramatic video shows cigar-smoking Florida man rescue puppy from jaws of alligator

The Independent  

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Quackery and Superstition Drove 3 Men to Behead a Dead Tiger at Panna Reserve, Probe Reveals
4 years, 3 months ago

Quackery and Superstition Drove 3 Men to Behead a Dead Tiger at Panna Reserve, Probe Reveals

News 18  

In what has turned out to be a case of opportunistic poaching, Madhya Pradesh forest department has revealed that quackery and superstitious beliefs led three men to behead an already dead tiger and cut its private parts in Panna Tiger Reserve. The three accused were identified as — Acchelal, 60, Ghanshyam Kushwaha and Natthu Raikwar, 46 — all residents of …

What happened to the big cats of ‘Tiger King’?
4 years, 9 months ago

What happened to the big cats of ‘Tiger King’?

CNN  

Keenesburg, Colorado CNN — With their sanctuary closed to visitors, the most excitement four male tigers got on a chilly but sunny April afternoon was the shattering sound of icicles falling from empty walkways high above their enclosure. They are four of the tigers once owned by Joseph Maldonado-Passage, popularly known as Joe Exotic, the central figure in the new …

Man mauled to death by tiger in Corbett reserve
5 years, 5 months ago

Man mauled to death by tiger in Corbett reserve

India TV News  

In Corbett Tiger Reserve, a daily wage labourer was killed by a tiger. Along with forest guards, he was patrolling in the Kalagarh area when he was mauled to death by the tiger that attacked the group. Forest guards patrolling the area on Monday afternoon were taken by surprise when the big cat appeared from nowhere and pounced on Sohan …

Body of zookeeper mauled to death by tiger found in visitor’s area by member of public, inquest hears
5 years, 6 months ago

Body of zookeeper mauled to death by tiger found in visitor’s area by member of public, inquest hears

The Independent  

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