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An aged antheral tiger that is believed to person killed an Adivasi pistillate successful the buffer portion of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) was captured by the Forest section connected Thursday (December 11, 2025).
The tiger, identified arsenic MDT-37, is believed to person attacked and killed B. Nagi, a shepherd who was herding goats connected November 24 successful Mavanallah. After the incident, the Forest section installed astir 30 camera traps successful the portion to place the animal. Images from the camera traps placed astir the country led to the carnal being identified arsenic MDT-37, an aged antheral tiger that has suffered injuries to its face, starring to it not being capable to hunt chaotic prey.
The Forest department, successful a property release, said that pursuing the attack, 4 teams were formed to way the carnal utilizing camera traps and thermal drone cameras. A full of 29 camera traps were besides placed astir the country to way the animal’s movements, portion cages with unrecorded bait were placed to lure the carnal and trap it.
Based connected the instructions of the Chief Wildlife Warden and the Field Director of MTR, a peculiar squad was besides formed to oversee the seizure of the tiger. Four cages were placed successful the surrounding areas to trap the animal, officials stated.
On Thursday morning, the tiger was trapped wrong 1 of the cages placed successful Chemmanatham successful MTR, with photographic confirmation being made to guarantee that the tiger captured was so MDT-37.
The Forest section stated that the tiger was captured without being sedated. R. Kiruba Shankar, Field Director of MTR, said that the tiger cannot beryllium released backmost into the chaotic arsenic it had injuries to its look and had besides mislaid its molar teeth owed to old-age. “We deliberation that the tiger is astatine slightest 15 years aged and has been incapable to hunt, causing it to prey connected cattle,” said Mr. Kiruba Shankar. He added that the tiger volition beryllium taken to the Arignar Anna Zoological Park successful Chennai aft being assessed by a Forest section veterinarian.
