Medical experts at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve injected the T23 tiger with anaesthesia last night. The tiger was roaming around the Theppakadu area. However, even after the anaesthesia injection, the forest department spent the night attempting to catch the wild cat that was hiding in the bush.
Coimbatore: Forest department officers have been attempting for over than 20 days to catch the T23 tiger that attacked four people and more than 30 cows in the Devan and Masinagudi areas around Gudalur in the Nilgiris district. Officials from the forest department have intensified intensive surveillance to capture the T23 tiger that escaped into the forest after being injected with anaesthesia last night.
The killer tiger was spotted in the Mudumalai forest border area. Demands that the wild cat is shot immediately are rife. However, the High Court accepted the request of the wildlife activists not to shoot the tiger and issued an order in favour of the activists.
Meanwhile, the T23 tiger, which was searched with the help of two Kumki elephants and three sniffer dogs, suddenly went missing that shocked everyone. During the ongoing intensive search operation, it was found that the tiger, had migrated to the Phosphora forest area travelling through Theppakadu and Mudumalai.
Surveillance cameras stationed in the Phosphora area reported that the T23 tiger had been spotted for the past two days. The Mudumalai Tiger Reserve medical team had injected the T23 tiger with anaesthesia last night. The tiger was reportedly roaming around the Theppakadu area. But even after the anaesthesia was injected, the forest department spent the night trying hard to capture the tiger that was hiding in the bush. As the attempt was unsuccessful, more than 50 forest department officers went into the forest early in the morning to locate the tiger.
The forest department assured that the T23 tiger will be captured soon. The forest department has been announcing through public announcement systems in areas such as Masinagudi, Vazhaithottam and Mudumalai within the Mudumalai forest boundary informing the public that livestock should not be taken to pasture until they capture the wild cat.
The killer tiger was spotted in the Mudumalai forest border area. Demands that the wild cat is shot immediately are rife. However, the High Court accepted the request of the wildlife activists not to shoot the tiger and issued an order in favour of the activists.
Meanwhile, the T23 tiger, which was searched with the help of two Kumki elephants and three sniffer dogs, suddenly went missing that shocked everyone. During the ongoing intensive search operation, it was found that the tiger, had migrated to the Phosphora forest area travelling through Theppakadu and Mudumalai.
Surveillance cameras stationed in the Phosphora area reported that the T23 tiger had been spotted for the past two days. The Mudumalai Tiger Reserve medical team had injected the T23 tiger with anaesthesia last night. The tiger was reportedly roaming around the Theppakadu area. But even after the anaesthesia was injected, the forest department spent the night trying hard to capture the tiger that was hiding in the bush. As the attempt was unsuccessful, more than 50 forest department officers went into the forest early in the morning to locate the tiger.
The forest department assured that the T23 tiger will be captured soon. The forest department has been announcing through public announcement systems in areas such as Masinagudi, Vazhaithottam and Mudumalai within the Mudumalai forest boundary informing the public that livestock should not be taken to pasture until they capture the wild cat.