Daijiworld Media Network – Chikkamagaluru (RJP)

Chikkamagaluru, Nov 18: Forest department personnel have managed to capture the tiger which had killed a woman, near the Mallaraya Estate at Pandaravalli in the Bababudangiri forest range.

The forest personnel captured the tiger on Monday within two days of the killing of the woman. The tiger had also killed two cattle at the same spot recently. 

The forest department began the operation to capture the animal with a team which included Wildlife Board member George Machan and Dr Sanath, the tranquilisation expert from Bhadra wildlife division. They waited at the spot since Sunday evening, anticipating that the tiger would come there to devour the leftover flesh of the cattle.

On Sunday at 7.30 pm, the tiger was found at a nearby farm. Dr Sanath shot a tranquiliser at the tiger. But it missed the target.

At 4 pm on Monday, the forest personnel kept the leftover flesh in a cage as bait. As the tiger approached the cage, they fired a tranquiliser again at the tiger. After a few seconds, the big cat fell down unconscious. Another dart was fired at the big cat later to bring it back to its senses. 

The Bhadra wildlife division officials have now decided to relocate the tiger to the Bannerghatta Biological Park. Residents of the locality are now relieved.