Man-eater tiger will be shot, says Minister Saseendran
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Man-eater tiger will be shot, says Minister Saseendran

The Hindu  

Minister for Forests and Wildlife A.K. Responding to the media after the high level meeting he had chaired at the Wayanad Collectorate on Sunday, the Minister said that the decision was made following the tiger’s attack on a member of the Rapid Response Team earlier in the morning as the team was searching for the tiger. “Patrolling by forest and police officials will be strengthened in the areas adjacent to forest to observe the normal path of wild animals,” the Minister added. The high level meeting highlighted the need to cut down the undergrowth in the forest areas near human habitats, so that the presence of wild animals is easily detected. The Minister said that an action plan has been formed for Wayanad district in connection with the recurring animal attacks and the Chief Conservator of Forests has been tasked with implementing it.

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Tiger found dead near Belur; samples collected for further examination
1 month ago

Tiger found dead near Belur; samples collected for further examination

The Hindu  

A tiger was found dead at Ramadevara Halla near Belur in Hassan district on Sunday evening. According to the officials, the tiger, aged about three to four years, had been spotted in forest patches of Hassan and Belur taluk since August 2024. Veterinarians from Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Hassan Veterinary College, and Veterinary Hospital in Belur conducted the post-mortem in the …

Priyanka Gandhi Visits Kin Of Tribal Woman Who Died In Tiger Attack In Wayanad — Video
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Priyanka Gandhi Visits Kin Of Tribal Woman Who Died In Tiger Attack In Wayanad — Video

ABP News  

Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday met the kin of the woman who died in a tiger attack in Wayanad. VIDEO | Kerala: Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi visits family of Radha who was killed in a tiger attack. #Wayanad #Tigerattack pic.twitter.com/StKD2lK8kt — Press Trust of India January 28, 2025 Addressing the reporters, Congress Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as per …

National Tiger Conservation Authority seeks report on tiger death in Kerala’s Wayanad
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

National Tiger Conservation Authority seeks report on tiger death in Kerala’s Wayanad

The Hindu  

National Tiger Conservation Authority, a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, has sought a report from the Kerala Department of Forest and Wildlife on the death of the tiger at Pancharakolly in Wayanad district on Monday. The department has not registered a case even after the tiger was found dead outside the forest as it …

Priyanka Gandhi visits tiger attack victim's home in Wayanad
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Priyanka Gandhi visits tiger attack victim's home in Wayanad

India Today  

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi visited Wayanad, Kerala, on Tuesday to meet the family of Radha, who was killed in a recent tiger attack in Kaniyaram, Mananthavady. Gandhi’s visit comes amid growing concerns over human-animal conflicts in the region, which have claimed the lives of four people, including three victims of elephant attacks. I hope we can all work together.” Highlighting …

Man-Eater Tiger Found Dead in Wayanad
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Man-Eater Tiger Found Dead in Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: A man-eater tiger that killed a woman two days ago was found dead in Kerala's Wayanad district in the early hours of Monday. Forest teams engaged in round-the-clock search operations discovered the tiger dead with deep injuries on its neck inside the Pilakavu Estate by 2:30 am on Monday. The tiger had killed 46-year-old Radha, an Adivasi woman, who …

Tiger Found Dead After Killing Woman in Wayanad
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tiger Found Dead After Killing Woman in Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle  

Wayanad: A 'man-eater' tiger that killed a woman when she had gone to collect coffee beans in a forest-fringed estate two days ago was found dead in Kerala's high-range district of Wayanad in the early hours of Monday, forest officials said. The death of the woman triggered widespread protest in the area, forcing the state government to declare the tiger …

Man-eater tiger found dead in Wayanad
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Man-eater tiger found dead in Wayanad

The Hindu  

The Kerala Forest department has confirmed the death of the tiger suspected of having killed Radha, a 40-year-old coffee plantation worker, at Pancharakolli in Wayanad district of Kerala last week. He said that it was a female tiger, 6-7 years old, and that it is the same tiger that attacked Radha, a tribal woman, as well as a rapid response …

Kerala's man-eater tiger that killed Wayanad woman found dead with injuries
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala's man-eater tiger that killed Wayanad woman found dead with injuries

India Today  

A tiger declared a man-eater after killing a woman in Wayanad’s Mananthavady was found dead early Monday morning behind a house in Pilakavu, outside the forest area. Chief Veterinary Surgeon Dr Arun Zachariah, who examined the carcass, said the tiger, a seven-year-old female, had deep injuries on its neck, likely sustained in the forest. Chief Conservator of Forests Northern Circle, …

Tiger declared ‘man-eater’ after fatal attack on woman in Kerala
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tiger declared ‘man-eater’ after fatal attack on woman in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala government on Sunday declared a tiger who mauled a 47-year-old woman to death in Wayanad district a “man-eater” and ordered that the animal be shot dead, prompting the local administrations in the surrounding the site of the incident to impose prohibitory orders. The announcement was made by forest and wildlife minister AK Saseendran following a high-level meeting at …

Rapid Response Team member injured in tiger attack
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rapid Response Team member injured in tiger attack

The Hindu  

A member of the Rapid Response Team, Jayasurya, was attacked by the man-eating tiger during an operation to capture it at Pancharakolly, near Mananthavady in Wayanad on Sunday morning. The operation followed the tragic incident on Friday when the same tiger mauled a tribal woman, Radha, to death while she was harvesting coffee cherries at the Priyadarshini Estate at Pancharakolly. …

Man-eating tiger spotted at a tea estate near Pancharakolly
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Man-eating tiger spotted at a tea estate near Pancharakolly

The Hindu  

Pancharakolly, near Mananthavady, in Wayanad, remained tense through out the day on Saturday with protest by local residents demanding that the Forest department hunt down the man-eating tiger that mauled a tribal woman there on Friday. However, by evening, the irate mob, demonstrating in front of the base camp of the mission team tasked to capture the feline, had wound …

Wayanad Tiger Attack: Protests Erupt as Locals Demand Killing of Tiger Responsible for Fatal Attack
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad Tiger Attack: Protests Erupt as Locals Demand Killing of Tiger Responsible for Fatal Attack

ABP News  

A day after a 47-year-old woman was mauled to death by a tiger in Mananthavady area of Wayanad district, curfew has been declared in Pancharakolli area. Protest In Wayanad Intense protests erupted in the Mananthavady area of Wayanad district on Saturday. Following the funeral of the victim, locals, including tribal women from the estate, gathered outside the forest officials' base …

Search on for man-eater tiger at Manathavady in Wayanad
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Search on for man-eater tiger at Manathavady in Wayanad

The Hindu  

Situation remains tense at Pancharakkolly near Mananthavady in Wayanad where the combining operations by a special task force are on for the tiger that had mauled a woman to death on Friday. They have maintained that they will not allow the officials to get away with capturing the tiger alive, as it could pose problems elsewhere. However, the officials explained …

Tiger attack in Wayanad: Radha fifth victim from ST community
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tiger attack in Wayanad: Radha fifth victim from ST community

New Indian Express  

MANANTHAVADY: The death of Radha, a member of the Kurichiya tribe, in a tiger attack at Pancharakolli on Friday has taken the number of people who died in wildlife attacks in Wayanad in the past one year to seven. Even government resettlement projects like the Priyadarshini Estate Tribal Rehabilitation Project, where Friday’s tiger attack occurred, lack facilities to protect the …

Kerala tribal woman killed by a tiger, ‘capture or kill’ order issued
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala tribal woman killed by a tiger, ‘capture or kill’ order issued

Hindustan Times  

Kochi: A 45-year-old tribal woman was mauled to death by a tiger in a private coffee plantation close to the forest in Pancharakolly near Mananthavady town in Wayanad on Friday, triggering major protests by locals and forcing the forest department to issue orders to capture the big cat. Forest minister AK Saseendran said: “The Thunderbolt squad of the Kerala police …

Forest dept. intensifies search for man-eating tiger after fatal attack on tribal woman
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Forest dept. intensifies search for man-eating tiger after fatal attack on tribal woman

The Hindu  

Amid mounting pressure following the tragic death of a tribal woman at Pancharakolly, the Forest department has launched frantic steps to capture the tiger that mauled her while she was collecting coffee beans in a plantation. Chief Wildlife Warden Pramod G. Krishnan issued a formal order late on Friday to capture the tiger in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure …

Tribal woman mauled by a tiger in Wayanad
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tribal woman mauled by a tiger in Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Protests erupted in Mananthavady, in the Wayanad district of Kerala, following the tragic death of a 45-year-old Adivasi woman who was killed by a tiger at Priyadarshini Estate in Panchara Kolli on Friday. Radha's body was discovered by the Kerala police’s Thunderbolt team, which was conducting a routine anti-Maoist search operation in the area. The forest department has decided …

Tiger that mauled tribal woman to death in Wayanad to be shot and killed if capture fails, says Kerala Forest Minister
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tiger that mauled tribal woman to death in Wayanad to be shot and killed if capture fails, says Kerala Forest Minister

The Hindu  

Kerala Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran has announced that the tiger responsible for the death of a tribal woman at Pancharakolly in Wayanad on Friday morning will be shot and killed if attempts to capture it fails. Mr. Saseendran explained that the first course of action would be to attempt to capture the tiger using a tranquiliser or a trap in …

Kerala: Tribal Woman Mauled To Death By Tiger In Wayanad
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala: Tribal Woman Mauled To Death By Tiger In Wayanad

ABP News  

A tribal woman was mauled to death by a tiger near Mananthavady in Kerala's Wayanad district while collecting coffee beans on Friday morning. As she walked toward her workplace, the tiger attacked her and dragged her body to a considerable distance, according to eyewitness accounts relayed by Wayanad District Panchayat President Shamsad Marikar, as per a report on IANS. Satheesan …

Tribal woman killed in tiger attack in Wayanad; residents stage protest
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tribal woman killed in tiger attack in Wayanad; residents stage protest

The Hindu  

Intense protests erupted at Mananthavady in Wayanad district of Kerala after a tribal woman was mauled to death by a tiger on Friday morning. Mr. Kelu also announced a compensation of ₹11 lakh to the family of Radha, and assured the public that a unit of the Rapid Response Team of the State Forest and Wildlife Department would provide them …

Coffee plantation worker killed in tiger attack in Wayanad
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Coffee plantation worker killed in tiger attack in Wayanad

New Indian Express  

MANANTHAVADY: A scheduled tribe woman was killed in a tiger attack near Priyadarshani Estate in Pancharakolli, Mananthavady. The tiger attack occurred on Friday morning when Radha went to collect coffee beans in the plantation of a private individual where she works. A year after a farmer named Prajeesh died in a tiger attack in Walkeri in December 2023, another person …

Maharashtra Tiger Deaths: 8 Deaths in January 2025 Include Suspected Poaching Cases
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Tiger Deaths: 8 Deaths in January 2025 Include Suspected Poaching Cases

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 23, 2025 12:51 IST - 4 MINS READ Just as Maharashtra was being applauded for the dramatic increase in tiger population in the last 15 years have conservationists concerned that they could indicate the revival of tiger poaching gangs. The director of the Bombay Natural History Society, Kishor Rithe, who has worked for over 30 years on …

Farmer killed in tiger attack near Katarniaghat Sanctuary
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Farmer killed in tiger attack near Katarniaghat Sanctuary

Hindustan Times  

A farmer was fatally killed in a tiger attack in the Sujauli forest range of Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Bahraich on Saturday evening. Shivdhar Chauhan, 55, a resident of Majra Bankati village under Sujauli Police Station, was mauled while collecting firewood near the forest. The forest department has provided ₹ 5,000 financial assistance to farmer’s family His mutilated body was …

Tiger kills 57-year-old man in Chandrapur district
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2 months ago

Tiger kills 57-year-old man in Chandrapur district

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandrapur: A tiger attacked and killed a 57-year-old man under the Ballarpur forest range in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra on Tuesday, forest department officials said. On being informed about the incident, officials of Central Chanda Division, Ballarpur range, along with subordinate forest staff immediately reached the spot, they said. Forest department personnel tried to drive the tiger away from the …

Wayanad schools shut in panic after tiger kills third domestic animal in a week
2 months ago

Wayanad schools shut in panic after tiger kills third domestic animal in a week

India Today  

A tiger reportedly attacked a goat in the village of Amarakkuni, Pulpally in Kerala’s Wayanad this morning. The attack, which occurred just hours after a search operation was launched to capture the tiger, has led to the district collector declaring a holiday for schools in the affected area. Following the attack, the district collector declared a holiday for schools in …

Man dies in suspected tiger attack in Assam's Kaliabor
2 months, 2 weeks 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.

Woman killed in tiger attack in Nainital district, body found 500 metres away
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Woman killed in tiger attack in Nainital district, body found 500 metres away

Hindustan Times  

RUDRAPUR: A 60-year-old woman who had gone into the forest to collect cattle fodder was killed in a tiger attack in Nainital district’s Ramnagar area on Wednesday morning. Vinod Papney, a social activist based in Ramnagar said the forest department had been launching new safari zones in the Corbett landscape, which increased instances of man-animal conflict. On December 11, the …

Panna tiger siblings kill woman: Are they truly 'man-eaters'? Know the facts
3 months 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
3 months, 1 week 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 …

‘Tiger may have gone back to Maharashtra’ says forest officials in Telangana
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Tiger may have gone back to Maharashtra’ says forest officials in Telangana

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: The search for a tiger in the Kagaznagar forest division of Kumurambheem Asifabad district entered its fifth day, with teams and drones actively involved in spotting the big cat. Forest officials suspect that the male tiger, which killed a woman in Nazrulnagar and injured a man in Dubbaguda, has likely migrated back towards Maharashtra, where it originally came from. …

Asifabad DFO Says Locals’ Selfie Craze Provoked the Tiger
3 months, 1 week 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 months, 1 week 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 …

Tiger which killed Morel Laxmi met with a tigress on state borders
3 months, 1 week ago

Tiger which killed Morel Laxmi met with a tigress on state borders

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: It is believed that the tiger that killed Morle Laxmi on Friday last week might have moved to Itikalpad village on the state borders and could have met a tigress in the Kagaznagar forest division of Komaram Bheem Asifabad district. There is another version that the male was ‘Johnny’ who had searched for a mate in the forests in …

Another tiger attack in Telangana's Adilabad leaves man injured
3 months, 1 week ago

Another tiger attack in Telangana's Adilabad leaves man injured

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: Less than 24 hours after mauling to death a 21-year-old woman, the tiger that is prowling in Kumurambheem-Asifabad district, left a man badly injured on Saturday in Dubbaguda of Sirpur mandal and killed a calf at Itikyala Pahad. The series of tiger attacks has left villagers trembling with fear. The National Tiger Conservation Authority guidelines state that if a …

Minister Surekha Describes Deadly Attacks by a Tiger Unfortunate
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Minister Surekha Describes Deadly Attacks by a Tiger Unfortunate

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Forest minister Konda Surekha on Saturday said that the incidents of tiger attacks on two people in KB Asifabad district on Friday and Saturday were extremely unfortunate, despite the best possible efforts by department officials to reduce conflicts with wild animals. She said that she has inquired from the KB Asifabad district forest officer Neeraj Tibrewal on the developments …

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

Farmer in critical condition after tiger attack in Sirpur, Telangana
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmer in critical condition after tiger attack in Sirpur, Telangana

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: A tiger attacked a farmer in Dubbaguda of Sirpur mandal on Saturday, injuring him seriously. The tiger pounced on the farmer, Suresh who had gone to the farm to do day to day farming work, while carrying out his routine, the tiger striked on him, injuring him seriously, as he started shouting for help, the nearby farmers became alert. …

21-year-old woman dies in tiger attack at Kagaznagar, Telangana
3 months, 2 weeks ago

21-year-old woman dies in tiger attack at Kagaznagar, Telangana

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: A 21-year-old woman, M Laxmi, lost her life in a tiger attack while working in an agricultural field in Nazrulnagar village, Kagaznagar mandal, Kumrambheem Asifabad district on Saturday morning. Following the incident, her family members and villagers staged a protest in front of the Forest Divisional Office in Kagaznagar, demanding justice and an ex gratia of `50 lakh. Forest …

With winter come tiger conflicts, deaths in Asifabad
3 months, 2 weeks 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 months, 2 weeks 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 …

71 tigers died due to unnatural causes since 2021: Environment Ministry
3 months, 2 weeks ago

71 tigers died due to unnatural causes since 2021: Environment Ministry

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Seventy-one tigers died due to unnatural causes, including poaching and seizures, since 2021, the Environment Ministry said on Monday. Responding to a query in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, said Madhya Pradesh reported the highest number of deaths at 20, followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka since 2021. In …

How many tigers died due to unnatural causes, including poaching in last four years? Govt replies
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Tiger found dead in suspected poaching, third since 2022 in Chhattisgarh
4 months 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 …

Tiger kills home guard in Assam national park
6 months, 2 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
6 months, 2 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 …

Tiger terrorising Wayanad residents, trapped in cage
8 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 …

48-yr-old woman killed by tiger in Mysuru distt
9 months, 2 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
9 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 …

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

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