Andhra Pradesh forest officials successfully captured a tiger near Rajahmundry in East Godavari district after it had been moving around human habitations for six days. The big cat was tranquilized near a lake in Kurmapuram village by expert teams from Pune and Delhi. Despite initial commotion, the tiger was safely captured without harming any humans or cattle.
The tiger, which had killed eight cattle in the past week, triggered panic among locals, leading to a massive operation by the Forest Department. The authorities, with the help of trap cameras and expert teams, managed to track the tiger’s movements and decided to tranquilize it to prevent further incidents. The tiger, believed to be native to Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, had strayed into Andhra Pradesh from Telangana and Chhattisgarh.
Officials are now preparing to transfer the captured tiger to Visakhapatnam Zoo for further care. The successful operation was carried out with full cooperation from the police and a request to residents to remain indoors within a one-kilometer radius for safety. The tiger had only attacked cattle, with no reported incidents of harm to humans during its presence near Rajahmundry town.
