Udhagamandalam: A sniffer dog and two drones were deployed on the eighth day of operation on Saturday to capture the tigers that killed three people and 10 heads of livestock at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR).
The tiger moved from the range of Devarshola forests in the Gudalur Division to the Masinagudi area in Nilgiris on Friday and killed a tribe, the third victim.
In addition to the Nilgiris Forest Team and the Wayanad Forest Team, as many as 25 special assignment unit personnel (STF) and 25 members of the response team quickly joined the operation on Saturday, taking the strength of the total team to 130.
Adhavai, an eight-month old slut dog from Chippiparai.
Breed from the Forest Division of the Gudalur, failed to see big cats on Saturday.
Principal of the Forest Conservator and Head of Warden Warden Shekar Kumar Niraj, who reached the nilgiris on Saturday, said that male tigers were not male eaters.
“The tiger just targeted livestock.
While hunting for livestock, it killed two people, but did not devour human flesh.
It consumed a portion of the third victim’s body after hunger for two days.” In addition to the drone, only the sedative weapon used by the front formation.
The trained elite forest joins the team on MTR, “Niraj said.
“We did not tie the shooter because there were no plans to shoot tigers.
We plan to calm the big cat and shift into the cage.
STF personnel are advised not to use weapons.
They are needed to support the forest team in planning, placement, navigation and logistics.
Infrastructure and facilities.
We are a little, but still the operation is done efficiently.
“The operation will continue on Sunday, Niraj added.