Members of the Special Task Force move the body of a tiger which was shot and killed during an operation at Gudalur forests, in southern Tamil Nadu state on February 18, 2015. -AFP
More than half of the world’s rapidly dwindling wild tiger population lives in India with a recent census reporting a 30 percent jump in their numbers in the last four years to 2,226.
“Man-eating tigers are very rare. This particular tiger probably had multiple injuries, it may have lost its territory and was expelled from there,“
The Indian government has been working to reduce deadly encounters between tigers and humans, as farmers and others encroach on their forests, forcing the cats to stray in search of water and food.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Regional/2015/02/20/Man-eating-tiger-shot-dead-in-India/
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