Coimbatore: The shocking incident of the death of two tigers has shocked many in the Pollachi-Anaimalai region.
Coimbatore: The shocking incident of the death of two tigers has shocked many in the Pollachi-Anaimalai region.
The Anaimalai Tiger Reserve, located near Pollachi, covers an area of 968 square kilometres. Elephant, bear, tiger, leopard and deer lives in these forests surrounding of 6 areas such as Pollachi, Ulaandi, Manampalli, Amaravati, Valparai and Topslip.
Since the Anaimalai Tiger Reserve is a protected wilderness, there are various restrictions on tourists. Forest sources reported that two tigers were found dead in the Pungan Odai and Pothamadai forest areas near the Thammampathi area in Pollachi Forest Reserve. Subsequently, the forest department and medical team visited the scene and inspected the tiger's dead body.
The first phase investigations revealed that the tiger could have died because it ate a poisoned boar. Recently, the owners had reported to the Forest Service that the tiger had hunted cattle in a farmland near the forest. Forest officials are investigating the possibility that the tiger may have been poisoned as it was hunting continuously.
Doctors, including Dr Manokaran, Deputy Director of wildlife in the presence of the Tiger Reserve Director of the Forest Department and private NGO, were present. The forest department did not allow journalists in the scene.
Forest activists have demanded a proper investigation in the agricultural lands surrounding the forest, and take appropriate action against those responsible for the deaths of the two tigers.
Authorities have raised doubts over the killing of a 10-year-old male and female tiger by poisoning inside the Tiger Reserve. The National Tiger Reserve Director is expected to take stringent action about this incident as India is fighting to increase the tiger population in the country.
The Anaimalai Tiger Reserve, located near Pollachi, covers an area of 968 square kilometres. Elephant, bear, tiger, leopard and deer lives in these forests surrounding of 6 areas such as Pollachi, Ulaandi, Manampalli, Amaravati, Valparai and Topslip.
Since the Anaimalai Tiger Reserve is a protected wilderness, there are various restrictions on tourists. Forest sources reported that two tigers were found dead in the Pungan Odai and Pothamadai forest areas near the Thammampathi area in Pollachi Forest Reserve. Subsequently, the forest department and medical team visited the scene and inspected the tiger's dead body.
The first phase investigations revealed that the tiger could have died because it ate a poisoned boar. Recently, the owners had reported to the Forest Service that the tiger had hunted cattle in a farmland near the forest. Forest officials are investigating the possibility that the tiger may have been poisoned as it was hunting continuously.
Doctors, including Dr Manokaran, Deputy Director of wildlife in the presence of the Tiger Reserve Director of the Forest Department and private NGO, were present. The forest department did not allow journalists in the scene.
Forest activists have demanded a proper investigation in the agricultural lands surrounding the forest, and take appropriate action against those responsible for the deaths of the two tigers.
Authorities have raised doubts over the killing of a 10-year-old male and female tiger by poisoning inside the Tiger Reserve. The National Tiger Reserve Director is expected to take stringent action about this incident as India is fighting to increase the tiger population in the country.