Efforts on to identify tiger responsible for two human deaths in Gudalur
Forest officials in Gudalur are working to identify and capture a tiger responsible for two human fatalities. Authorities are using drones, cages, and trained elephants to track the animal.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing challenges of human-wildlife conflict in protected forest regions.
The Forest Department is yet to identify the tiger responsible for the killing of two men at O’Valley in Gudalur of The Nilgiris district.
Officials said while they had spotted the tiger using a drone camera following the attack, they are yet to identify the animal using its Unique ID matched with records from the National Tiger Conservation Authority’s (NTCA) M-STrIPEs (Monitoring System for Tigers - Intensive Protection and Ecological Status) as they are yet to get a clear image of the animal.
P. Devaraj, Divisional Forest Officer (Gudalur), said while it seemed likely that the animal responsible was a male tiger known to inhabit the area, there was high chances that there was more than one tiger utilising the region.
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