Udhagamandalam: Forest officials engaged in catching the tiger gudlur division of forest in eucalyptus Tuesday was another fruitless day.
The tiger killed V Chandran (56), a worker of Devan-I Estate in Devarshshola area of Gudalur division, on September 24. A day after the incident, the forest department installed five cages and 15 camera traps in the tea garden and traced it down.
The tiger has been roaming in the area in the last three days and has killed three cows.
The big cat was spotted on Tuesday at the Mayfield Estate, two kilometers from Devon-Eye Estate.
“Though the tiger was spotted at Mayfield Estate on Tuesday morning, the tiger could not be caught due to heavy rains. It was again spotted in the nearby area in the afternoon, but it was hidden inside thick bushes,” said Shekhar Kumar Neeraj, principal chief conservator of forests and chief wildlife warden.
More than 70 forest employees and officials are engaged in the operation.
Meanwhile, an expert team on Tuesday Wayanad Forest division into Kerala Joined the operation to capture the tiger. The Kerala Forest team consisting of 10 officers is led by Narendra Babu.
“The Kerala team is highly trained. The team members have the experience of capturing at least seven tigers so far,” said Neeraj. According to Neeraj, the Kerala Forest Department has provided a highly standardized cage for the operation. “We have never had such cages. We can better optimize their expertise after this operation. ”
A team of Special Task Force (STF) personnel, which was to join the operation on Tuesday, failed to do so. “We will request the team to join the operation soon,” Neeraj said. The operation will continue on Wednesday as well.
It is also believed that the same tiger killed V Kunjikrishnan, a resident of Muduguli village (49 located in the core area of K). Mudumalai Tiger Reserve), which is under transfer process on July 19.
The tiger killed V Chandran (56), a worker of Devan-I Estate in Devarshshola area of Gudalur division, on September 24. A day after the incident, the forest department installed five cages and 15 camera traps in the tea garden and traced it down.
The tiger has been roaming in the area in the last three days and has killed three cows.
The big cat was spotted on Tuesday at the Mayfield Estate, two kilometers from Devon-Eye Estate.
“Though the tiger was spotted at Mayfield Estate on Tuesday morning, the tiger could not be caught due to heavy rains. It was again spotted in the nearby area in the afternoon, but it was hidden inside thick bushes,” said Shekhar Kumar Neeraj, principal chief conservator of forests and chief wildlife warden.
More than 70 forest employees and officials are engaged in the operation.
Meanwhile, an expert team on Tuesday Wayanad Forest division into Kerala Joined the operation to capture the tiger. The Kerala Forest team consisting of 10 officers is led by Narendra Babu.
“The Kerala team is highly trained. The team members have the experience of capturing at least seven tigers so far,” said Neeraj. According to Neeraj, the Kerala Forest Department has provided a highly standardized cage for the operation. “We have never had such cages. We can better optimize their expertise after this operation. ”
A team of Special Task Force (STF) personnel, which was to join the operation on Tuesday, failed to do so. “We will request the team to join the operation soon,” Neeraj said. The operation will continue on Wednesday as well.
It is also believed that the same tiger killed V Kunjikrishnan, a resident of Muduguli village (49 located in the core area of K). Mudumalai Tiger Reserve), which is under transfer process on July 19.
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