Elusive tiger’s pugmarks found in Ellipi forest in Vizag division
The Hindu
District officials suspect it is moving towards Vizianagaram, alert their counterparts
The Forest Department has traced the pugmarks of the elusive sub-adult tiger that has been in the news to Ellippi Reserve Forest, located in the Visakhapatnam division.
The pugmarks were found on Friday after it made an unsuccessful attempt on a bovine. The injured animal was also found and the bite marks confirmed that it was a tiger, said the DFO, Visakhapatnam, Anant Shankar.
The carcass of another bovine was found near Venkanapalem village in K. Kothapadu mandal, but it was later confirmed as a dog kill.
The latest pugmarks suggested that the tiger was moving towards Vizianagaram district. The forest officials of Vizianagaram had been alerted, he said.
The tiger stayed near Chintalapalem village for about four days from July 17. It also killed an adult cow. The movement of the tiger was captured in the camera traps, but it did not return to its kill, even as the forest officials with the chemical immobilisation team lay in wait.
This indicated that the tiger was aware of human presence avoided human contact. It was elusive and did not fall for the baits in the traps that were set up, said Mr. Anant.
It was moving mostly at night and was a dispersing tiger, covering a distance of about 8 to 10 km per day. “It will eventually move to some forest area with suitable conditions and settle down,” said the DFO.
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