Maharashtra To Capture Another Alleged Maneater From Yavatmal Where Tigress Avni Was Shot Dead
An alleged maneater tigress in Maharashtra's Yavatmal is set to be captured after the state's principal chief conservator of forest (PCCF-wildlife) issued orders on Monday for the same.
The development came two days after the tiger was involved in the death of a woman in Andharwadi village in Pandharkawada, Yavatmal district.
On Saturday, the tigress killed a tribal farmer woman who was working in her field.
60-yr-old woman killed
Laxmibai Bhimrao Dadanje and her husband were working in their field situated near Tipeshwar wildlife sanctuary when the tigress attacked and killed the 60-year-old woman.
According to locals, the tigress sat near the body of Laxmibai for over an hour before it was driven away and the body moved to a safe place.
According to Pandharkawda range forest officer (wildlife) Subhash Puranik, the tigress is pregnant and due for delivery in a month or so.
This is the second tiger attack in the region this month.
Earlier on September 4, there was a similar incident in the area, where a farmer came under attack by a big cat, allegedly the same tigress that killed the woman on Saturday.
Similar attacks
There have also been severing reports of tiger sightings along the region in the past two weeks and farmers have complained that it has killed many cattle.
Following the incident on Saturday, locals had protested demanding security for their lives and cattle.
On Monday, the CPPF declared the tigress as a threat or danger to human life and ordered the capturing of it.
Yavatmal was in the news a couple of years ago when another alleged maneater was shot dead there.
The tigress, Avni, probably the country's most high profile 'man eater' was shot dead in November 2018, despite?campaigning by?wildlife enthusiasts and animal lovers?to save?her.
The tigress officially called T1 has been shot dead by the team of hunters which was dispatched to eliminate her.
The five-year-old tigress was shot dead by Asgar Ali Khan, son of?sharp-shooter Shafath Ali Khan?who was heading the hunt for her.
The killing of tigress Avni, who had two cubs at the time when she was killed had raised some serious questions about how we deal with the rising number of human-animal conflicts.
Animal rights campaigners and environmentalists have pointed out that it is the animals that are disproportionately affected due to the human-animal conflicts and have stressed on the fact that shooting them dead is not the solution for it.
