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One of the Nilgiri tahr that had been fitted with a radio-collar successful December of 2024 was preyed connected by a tiger successful the Mukurthi National Park (MNP), the wood section confirmed connected Sunday (October 12, 2025).
According to officials, the carnal had been vigor collared and was being monitored by the wood department, who were gleaming invaluable accusation astir the habits of the species, with efforts continuing to yet reintroduce the taxon into habitats from wherever they person go locally extinct.
However, connected Friday (October 10), officials noticed that the carnal had not moved for a sizeable play of time, prompting them to motorboat a hunt for the individual. Forest officials confirmed that the carcass of the tahr was recovered adjacent the Devil’s spread watercourse successful MNP successful a spot of Shola forests with the radio-collar nearby, with beardown indications that the carnal had been killed by a ample carnivore.
A postmortem was past conducted, confirming that the carnal had been hunted and killed by a tiger. The wood section besides noticed signs of the tiger little than a fewer 100 meters distant from wherever the carcass was recovered and placed cameras astir the country to corroborate the beingness of the animal.
On Saturday, officials confirmed that the tiger that is believed to person killed the tahr was recovered adjacent the tract of the kill.
