Jan 05, 2025 10:44 PM IST
Contemporary pugmarks have been noticed close to Meethenagar village, prompting officers to map the tiger’s path and strategically place the traps.
In a bid to seize the elusive tiger prowling round Rehmankheda, forest officers stepped up efforts on Sunday by deploying ten extra digicam traps and two extra trapping cages. Monitoring has been intensified between 4 am and 6 am — the hours when the tiger’s motion is anticipated.
Forest group in a village in Rehmankheda
Contemporary pugmarks have been noticed close to Meethenagar village, prompting officers to map the tiger’s path and strategically place the traps. “We are mapping pugmarks and adjusting the placement of camera traps and cages accordingly,” stated Sitanshu Pandey, divisional forest officer of Awadh Vary.
Forest officers additionally held a gathering with gram pradhans from 11 close by villages to debate security measures and precautionary steps. Villagers have been suggested to keep away from venturing out throughout early morning and late night hours.
Three baits have been tied close to the placement the place the contemporary pugmarks have been discovered.
Moreover, two elephants, Sulochana and Dyna, introduced from Dudhwa Nationwide Park, have been deployed in the identical space to help the forest groups in monitoring the tiger.
Greater than three dozen forest officers have been deployed to comb the realm. The group has been divided into three items — one specializing in coordination, one other analysing digicam lure pictures, and the third working immediately with the tranquilising group.
“There are now four trapping cages and over a dozen camera traps in place to catch the tiger,” stated a senior forest official, including that efforts are being made to keep away from hurt to people or livestock.
Since December 14, 2024, the tiger has killed 5 animals, together with a bait tied by the forest division. The tiger was as soon as noticed by the tranquilising group on December 29, but it surely managed to flee into the dense forest.
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