Rise in tiger attacks on cattle raises concern in plantation sector in Munnar

Continued tiger attacks connected cattle successful Idukki’s plantation assemblage successful Munnar person raised superior concerns regarding the repeated beingness of predators connected the wood fringes. The Forest section acceptable a trap successful Pampanmala, nether the Thalayar estate, aft a tiger killed implicit 18 cattle successful 3 months. On March 21, a tiger was captured and released into the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) successful Thekkady.

Following repeated attacks connected livestock, plantation workers began protests, prompting officials to acceptable up a cage. Interestingly, the captured five-year-old antheral tiger was successful afloat health, raising questions arsenic to wherefore healthy, bigger cats are opting for cattle arsenic prey.