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The wood section has identified 3 tigers which it suspects could person been liable for the onslaught connected an Adivasi pistillate astatine Mavanallah successful the Nilgiris recently.
The woman, B. Nagi (70), was killed connected November 24, 2025 erstwhile she was herding goats adjacent the Mavanallah watercourse successful the buffer portion of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR). Since her death, wood section officials person been combing done camera traps to place the tiger.
B. Nagi. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
According to officials, 36 camera traps person been placed adjacent to and astir the tract of the attack. M.G. Ganesan, MTR Deputy Director, erstwhile contacted, told The Hindu 3 tigers person been identified successful the area, but efforts to ascertain the carnal liable for the onslaught are ongoing.
R. Kiruba Shankar, Field Director of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, on with different officials inspecting the spot connected November 26, 2025 wherever a septuagenarian tribal pistillate was attacked by tiger astatine Mavanallah successful the Nilgiris | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy
“Of the three, 2 look to beryllium comparatively young and healthy, portion the 3rd is older,” said Mr. Ganesan, who added that the wood section was comparing images of the carnal with those from the past decennary to verify its age.
Since determination was different onslaught connected a cattle successful the country connected Wednesday (November 26), officials stated that they were verifying if the aforesaid carnal was liable for sidesplitting Nagi. “The contented is the recognition of the carnal that was coming into proximity to humans,” Mr. Ganesan said.
The bull attacked by the carnivore connected November 26, 2025 | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy
The wood section installed a cage to trap the carnal connected Wednesday, with an further cage with unrecorded bait besides to beryllium placed adjacent the tract of the onslaught to gully retired the suspected tiger.
Forest section teams equipped with thermal drones are continuing to comb done the country successful the evenings and during aboriginal mornings, officials said, with villagers passim the tiger reserve being warned against straying retired to areas astir wood fringes.
Officials besides said a determination connected whether the carnal volition beryllium relocated oregon kept successful captivity volition lone beryllium taken aft it is captured and based connected the recommendations of the Chief Wildlife Warden of Tamil Nadu.
