Chandrapur: In his first incident, forest guards – Swati Dhumane – killed after a tiger attack in Kolara’s range, Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) core zone, on Saturday morning.
Sources informed that Maya (T-12), the most popular tigress from Tadoba, was responsible for the attack.
Dhumanane walked with three workers for all estimates (aite) estimated Tiger India when the incident occurred.
There were cases of foresters who were attacked by carnivores while on duty but all have fled with injury.
Following the incident on Saturday, Tadoba Field Director Jitertana Ramagaonkar had suspended enumeration exercises and tourist movements in the Gipsys in the area.
According to Ramagaonkar, Dhumane and the team began walking around 7 in the morning.
After 4 km, they watched Maya sit on the road about 200 meters in front of them.
The team waited about 30 minutes and when Tigress did not move they decided to take a detour through the forest.
Tigress then attacked Dhumane who moved behind the workers and dragged him to the forest.
Due told, senior forest officials reached and traced the body.
It then shifted to the Chimur government hospital for postmortem.
“Dhumane survives by a husband and daughter and all assistance is provided for them.
In addition, the steps are taken to prevent the repetition of the incident,” said Ramagaonkar which added that a case had been registered and “further investigation”.
Aggressive behavior that suddenly Maya has surprised those who have followed their lives.
Tigress was known to take a walk of several feet from the Gypsys fleet full of tourists without turning to see them even when he was with his garbage.
At present, he has no children.
Kawadu Lohkare, President of the Sanwardhan Parage NGO, feeling post-monsoon is not the right time to exercise the estimated tiger.
“The forest is thick and green and there is little chance to detect the presence of predators during this period.
This exercise must be made in February and March,” he said.
He also suspected that increased disturbances due to increasing tourism activities, including night tourism in the buffer zone close to Kolara, could be the reason for virtual aggressive behavior.
“The separation of his child can also be another reason,” said Lohkare.
Maya attacks are also deviations because tigers usually do not attack people engaged in groups.
Members of the Wildlife Council of Bandu Dhorte said detailed investigations had to be done to determine the causes of virtual behavior.
“There is a need to increase the number of people involved in the official work.
Forest authorities need to come with a clear protocol for forester in such situations,” he said.
Dhotre also shows that Dumane is from a territorial forest and has little experience in dealing with wildlife.
“There should be a training protocol for foresters who enter wild wings,” he said.