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- A tiger has attacked three cattle in the forest area near Laxmipura, close to Rampura village in Gangavati taluk.
- The tiger was first spotted on camera preying on cattle in the Tembha area on August 22, the first such sighting there in decades.
- Forest department officials have deployed 38 camera traps, cages, and drone cameras in the Basapura and Mallapura areas, but the tiger has not been caught in 24 days.
- Tiger movement signs were found near Chikka Benakal on September 4 after the animal was seen near Hemagudda.
- Farmers in the region fear visiting their fields in the hilly terrain and are demanding regular updates from the forest department about the capture operation.
What to watch next
- Whether the forest department succeeds in capturing the tiger using camera traps, cages, and drones
- Further cattle attacks in the Laxmipura and Tembha areas
- Whether officials share operational updates with farmers from Mallapura, Chikka Benakal, Hemagudda, and Hale Bandi Harlapura
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