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- A tiger believed to have killed two people in O'Valley in the Gudalur forest division has evaded capture for 26 days.
- The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has expanded its search into the neighbouring Kargudi and Singara forest ranges of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
- An additional cage has been placed on the border between Mudumalai and Gudalur divisions to trap the animal, which officials suspect is moving between the two divisions.
- Field staff have been assigned to every village in O'Valley, with watchers posted at tea fields and estates, drones monitoring village peripheries, and travel arranged for school students.
- No cattle kills or negative interactions with people have been reported since the second fatality on August 21, indicating the safety measures have prevented further attacks so far.
What to watch next
- Whether the tiger is spotted in the Kargudi and Singara forest ranges of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
- Whether the new cage on the Mudumalai-Gudalur border succeeds in capturing the animal.
- Further recommendations from the Technical Advisory Committee reviewing the capture operation.
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P. Devaraj
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“We also assigned watchers to tea field and estates while also requesting workers to stay away from coffee estates (where hiding areas for the tiger could be more easily available)”
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…that could be attributed to the tiger, nor any negative interactions with people in the region. The DFO said the department had assigned field staff to each of the villages in O’Valley to oversee residents’ safety. “ We also assigned watchers to tea field and estates while also requesting workers to stay away from coffee estates (where hiding areas for the tiger could be more easily available) ,” he said. Drone cameras, other than being used for search operations for the tiger, were also being used to monitor the periphery of local villages so wildlife movement can be actively monitored. They had also…
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