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(02-19-2015, 04:23 PM)'Apollo' Wrote: Man-eater tiger shot dead near Kerala-TN border

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The man-eater tiger that killed a Kerala farmer and a Tamil Nadu woman within a week was shot dead by Tamil Nadu forest officials at Susampadi forest area in the neighbouring state on Wednesday.

The tiger was killed after five rounds of shots were fired at the animal. The body of the carnivore has been taken to Gudalur by Tamil Nadu officials.

The news comes as a relief to the villagers in the border area closer to Wayanad of Kerala. The area also has a sizable Malayali population.

A joint combing operation by officials of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka was launched to capture the tiger that was sighted in the forest areas of Tamil Nadu. South Wayanad DFO's team was leading the hunt.

An order was issued by the Chief Wildlife Warden to shoot the tiger down immediately on sight after it strayed into a private estate and killed Mahalakshmi, a woman estate worker in Pattavayal near here. On the same day, a youngster too was attacked and luckily, he escaped with minor injuries.

The villagers had blocked the road with Mahalakshmi's body for several hours at Bidirkadu town demanding that the tiger be shot dead.Photographs from the hidden cameras suggested that the tiger was injured and was unable to hunt for prey.

The incident had triggered widespread protest from locals, resulting in torching of three Forest Department jeeps and also injuries to three women police personnel.

 

 

They actually removed this tiger numerous times and every time, it came back to the village. I saw on FB the Forrest gaurd defending their move, he was being attacked and it was clear that they had no real other choice. He was very saddened but defended his actions. I of course don't agree, but I see his and the FD's side and don't really judge in this particular case.

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