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Monday, Jul 28, 2025
Forced out of their streak by younger animals, older big cats turn to human habitats for easy prey.
The tiger survey was carried out from April 10 to May 25. while the count of wild elephants was done from May 17 to 19.
This is the second part of the findings of Chief Veterinary Officer (Retd) of the forest department E K Eswaran and Prof (Retd) Dr Jose Joseph, who took a study trip on Manorama's behalf to the state's hilly regions
The 10-year-old tiger was caught in a trap on Friday.
The safari that begins at 8 am closes in the evening. It lasts for three and a half hours.
A cage was set up in Thovarimala under the Meppadi forest range to capture the tiger following the villagers' complaint about its presence in human-inhabited areas.
According to the data released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country's big cat population grew by 200 in the past four years.
Bandipur Project Tiger Reserve, the prime tiger habitat in the world, will come alive as India's Prime Minister will be inaugurating the celebrations to mark 50 years of Project Tiger.
It has been estimated that the population of the big wild feline has increased by 6 per cent over the past five years.
Suresh, a native of Padayanippara, found the tiger along with the deer (a red muntjac) around 5.45am on Monday.
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