An elephant will be part of the forest pressure on Thursday to help within the rescue operation for the elusive tiger prowling in Rehmankheda.
Forest officers through the rescue op for elusive tiger (HT )
“We found more pugmarks today, and another watchtower has been set up for better monitoring in the area. With the elephant’s arrival, the rescue operation will get a fresh push,” stated divisional forest officer, Awadh Vary, Sitanshu Pandey, on Wednesday.
Since December 14, forest workers have been looking for the tiger, which was first noticed by locals and has killed 5 animals to date. “The elephant is coming from Dudhwa National Park and will help us in the rescue operations,” Pandey added.
Chief Conservator of Forests, Renu Singh, stated, “We have been trying to guide the tiger back to the forest it came from, but it has returned to Rehmankheda each time after moving towards the forest. The attempts will continue alongside the rescue operation.”
With the elephant within the area, one of many groups will use it to trace and chase the tiger, changing the jeeps presently in use.
Three separate groups outfitted with tranquilizing weapons are working in Rehmankheda, coordinating with different groups, Singh knowledgeable.
The tiger was noticed in and round Rehmankheda village, about 20 kilometres from Lucknow. In addition to the forest division, specialists from the Wildlife Belief of India (WTI), in addition to the Lucknow and Kanpur zoos, are taking part within the rescue operation. The forest division has additionally suggested villagers to keep away from going out alone at evening or leaving their houses, even in teams.
Along with cages, nets have been positioned close to the bait, on the other aspect of the watchtower, the place groups are monitoring the bait and the encircling space.