Ponnampet: A tiger survived the snare in which it was trapped for hours before
Nagarahole National Park officials located the animal and rescued it on Wednesday.
The tiger’s leg was caught in the snare and no major injuries were identified.
The tiger was caught in the snare believed to have been laid to trap a wild boar on the periphery of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve at Balele village of South Kodagu.
The snare was laid behind the veterinary hospital in Balele where there is a large paddy field.
Snares are laid to trap wild boars as they come to raid fully grown paddy fields. Laying of snares to catch wild animals is illegal under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.