Mumbai, August 26: In Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, a team from the forest department captured a 12-year-old tigress near Maddur. The animal had wandered into human settlements, causing fear and anxiety among local residents.
Reports suggest that the tigress may have sustained an injury to her chest. She was seen roaming around Maddur Colony and nearby residential areas, likely unable to return to the forest. Forest officials suspect that she might have been injured in a fight with another tiger.
Local villagers had been on edge for several days due to the tigress’s presence. Finally, after an extensive operation, the forest department successfully captured her, bringing relief to the community.
On Tuesday, a young man named Rajendra, who lives in Maddur village, spotted the tigress while working in his field. The animal approached him within a few meters, leaving him startled and frightened. To save himself, Rajendra quickly ran back to the village and managed to escape safely. Following this incident, the villagers were alerted, and they promptly informed the Bandipur forest department officials.
A team of forest officials arrived at the scene and initiated an operation to locate the animal. Using drone cameras, they closely monitored the tigress’s movements and pinpointed her location. After a lengthy overnight operation, the forest department successfully captured the tigress.
Officials are expected to conduct a thorough medical examination of the animal, particularly to assess her chest injury. Decisions regarding her treatment, rehabilitation, or release will be based on her health condition.
The presence of the injured tigress near residential areas and fields had caused significant concern among villagers, especially farmers and those working in the vicinity. Now that the animal has been captured, residents can breathe a sigh of relief.
For the first time in nearly five decades, a tiger has been spotted in the forests near Hampi, signaling the rare return of this majestic animal to the region. Camera traps in the Kishkindha hills of Koppal district have recorded tiger activity, which was last documented in the 1970s.
Experts believe that the tiger may have made the Kishkindha hills its home for several months and could have migrated from the Sri Salem wildlife corridor in Andhra Pradesh. Residents have been advised to avoid venturing alone into the area and to refrain from sleeping outside their homes at night.
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