Pilibhit DFO Manish Singh said that despite warnings, locals continue to venture into the reserve’s core area, increasing the risk of human-tiger conflicts. The body of the farmer has been sent for post-mortem. Tiger Attack in Uttar Pradesh: Farmer Mauled to Death by Big Cat in Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.
Updated Apr 12, 2021 | 10:05 IST
Anil Patel, divisional forest officer, said that villagers had been warned last week not to enter the forest as camera traps had captured images of a tigress with cubs in the area. Tiger mauls farmer to death in UP s Dudwa Reserve [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Lakhimpur Kheri: A 45-year-old farmer has been mauled to death by a tiger inside the buffer forests of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) in Tikunia area.
The farmer, Om Prakash, is the fifth person to be killed by a tiger in the forest in six months.
Anil Patel, divisional forest officer, said that villagers had been warned last week not to enter the forest as camera traps had captured images of a tigress with cubs in the area. Pugmarks had also confirmed the presence of an adult tiger in the area.