Kolkata: Sunderbans tiger, who has entered a village in the Kultali Block on December 23, was finally arrested after six days on Tuesday morning.
In these six days, big cats – adult men – have explored at least two villages, Gopalganj, Gamarankathi – popularly known as Piyali Island – finally settled in Dongashora Shekherhat on Sunday, where he was arrested by more than 100 forest staff.
After using a water cannon and chili bomb on Tuesday.
It’s likely to be released into the wild on Wednesday.
The operation to capture large cats began at around 7 in the morning when firefighting officials reached the place and began to spray water from the banks of the piyali river into the patch of forests where he was hiding.
“We have created three layers of nikun nylon fence to narrow it down.
On Tuesday, we even gave birth to a chili bomb to take him out of the bush so that our tranquility experts could promote it,” said Debal Wildlife, head of wildlife.
warden.
The first Dart was fired at 9:40 a.m.
and around 9:50 a.m.
“The two arrows were fired by directing the back of his body.
The big cat was successfully engaged after 10am.
This is the right tiger.
We then put it in the cage and bring it to the ship,” said Milan Mondal, DFO, South Parganas Forest Division, Add that two veterinarians check it out.
After the tiger regained his consciousness around 1pm, the foresters first gave him electrolyte water and then beef.
“It hasn’t eaten anything in the last five days.
We plan to release it on Wednesday,” said Mondal.
A source said officials could release them in the forest near Bonnie Camp.
A local said that this was the first time that firefighters had to be called for such operations.
In addition, the department has also put a trap cage with bait, using a nylon nelete fence, drone and even set Machans to calm him down.
On Monday, the forest staff exploded crackers to force the tigers out of mangroves.
Previously on December 23, big cats had passed a stretch of 3.5 km from the Matla River from Herobhanga 5 to enter Gopalganj village.
Since it includes a distance of almost 15 kilometers which includes Gopalganj Village, Garankathi and Dongashora.
In Dongashora, two villagers were injured on Sunday morning after they fell from a tree while trying to catch a glimpse of the tiger.
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