Elephant mission: The Kumki Elephant Team of the Forest Department was looking for the elusive tiger in Kurukkanmoola, Wayanad on Wednesday.  

It is believed that this elusive tiger killed 15 domestic animals in the four departments of Mananthavady within 17 days. The camera trap image shows that this tiger was used by poachers to trap lower mammals such as wild boar. victim.

“The image shows that this big cat seems to be the victim of a trap set by poachers on the edge of the forest because the cable trap around its neck was injured,” Forest Chief Conservation Officer (Northern Ring) DK Vinod Kumar told Hindus .

As many as 5 tigers entered the human habitat within a year in the Begur and Thirunelly areas of the North Wayanad Forest and Chethalayam in the South Wayanad Forest, 4 of which were captured and the remaining one returned Forest.

The four tigers suffered deep injuries and became victims of a snare set by poachers. Mr. Vinod Kumar said that incidents of setting traps at the edge of forests are increasing significantly.

Mr. Vinod Kumar said that in many cases, the problem of stray tigers in human habitats is a product of anti-socialists, because crude traps not only threaten the lives of lower mammals, but also threaten the lives of higher species such as tigers and leopards, adding that , The damage caused by the trap forced the former to hunt livestock in the villages near the sanctuary.

Mr. Vinod Kumar said that the public, especially those living on the edge of the forest, have also become victims of the illegal behavior of a small number of anti-social individuals.

"We have brought this issue to the attention of the Kerala High Court. The department has decided to take severe action against the perpetrators in accordance with the Wildlife Protection Act. Criminals who trap tigers and other animals in Schedule 1 of the Act will be sentenced to seven sentences. Years in prison," he said.

At the same time, a contingent of 127 forestry personnel composed of members of the Forestry Department’s rapid response team, forest veterinarians, and two kumkis (trained elephants) formed a task force in Kurukanmola. And the neighboring areas have been sorted out. On Wednesday, the elusive tiger was searched for in the Begur forest of the North Wayanad Forest Department, but they were unable to track the animal.

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