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A antheral tiger captured by the Forest section astatine Pampanmala, adjacent Munnar, was released heavy successful the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) successful Thekkady connected Thursday morning.
Munnar Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Saju Varghese said that the tiger was astir 4 to 5 years old. “The carnal is healthy. No wellness issues were recovered during the inspection,” the authoritative said.
The section acceptable the trap successful Pampanmala, nether the Thalayar estate, aft the large feline killed much than 18 cattle successful a span of 3 months. Following repeated attacks connected livestock, plantation workers began protests, prompting officials to acceptable up the cage. The tiger was trapped connected Tuesday day and subsequently shifted to a wood nursery astatine Munnar. Following National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) guidelines, the carnal was moved to Thekkady and released into the PTR.
According to officials, cattle grazing connected wood fringes marque casual prey for tigers.
