Forest department sets up cages to recapture tiger that strayed into human habitation

Forest section officials acceptable up 2 cages connected Sunday to recapture a tiger that ventured into quality habitations astatine Thankamala, adjacent Vandiperiyar, successful Idukki connected Saturday night. The five-year-old antheral tiger had antecedently been captured successful Munnar and released into the heavy forests of the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) successful Thekkady connected April 2.

The tiger was primitively trapped astatine Pampanmala, adjacent Munnar, during the past week of March aft it repeatedly killed cattle successful a beverage plantation. Before its merchandise into the PTR, officials fitted the large feline with a vigor collar to show its movements.