Tiger in Wayanad hunts down Nilgiri Tahr with radio collar
The research team that has been collecting data on the weekends found out that the signal from the radio collar had been stuck in the same place for two days.
The research team that has been collecting data on the weekends found out that the signal from the radio collar had been stuck in the same place for two days.
The research team that has been collecting data on the weekends found out that the signal from the radio collar had been stuck in the same place for two days.
Gudallur: A male Nilgiri Tahr that was radio collared to study about the species in the Mukkuruthi forest was preyed on by a tiger. The research team that has been collecting data on the weekends found out that the signal from the radio collar had been stuck in the same place for two days. A search party was quicky dispatched to track the Nilgiri tahr.
They found the radio collar, bones and the horn of the Nilgiri tahr on the banks of a lake in the Murukkuthi forest. Meanwhile, a nearby camera had detected the presence of a tiger in the area.
Two Nilgiri tahrs were tranquilized, and radio collared in December 2024. But, the female tahr had died while the radio collar was being attached. The forest department had temporarily stalled the project as it became controversial after the animal died.
The study was envisaged to develop projects for the conservation of the Nilgiri tahr in the Murukkuthi forest. The samples collected from the dead tahr have been sent to the lab for conducting tests. Meanwhile, the forest department has installed cameras here to observe and monitor the area.