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.
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‘Increasing sightings in estates indicate they are trying to occupy new territory’
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A recent analysis of tiger population in Nagarahole found that the national park had 125 tigers and the density was 11.82 tigers per 100 sq km.
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SRIRAM MA
‘Increasing sightings in estates indicate they are trying to occupy new territory’
Following the two human deaths due to tiger attacks within a span of 12 hours in Kodagu last weekend, questions are being asked on whether the forests have reached their ecological carrying capacity and should tigers be translocated.
While Kodagu is known to be an epicentre of human-elephant conflict, there is an increase in frequency with which tigers are straying into villages in recent years. In the last year alone, three human deaths have taken place due to tiger attacks in villages bordering Nagarahole.