Friday, January 14, 2011

Elusive Corbett tigress creates panic in Uttarakhand villages

The man-eater tigress of Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand remains elusive. The big cat has killed four people in the last three months.

Even as the forest officials are working round the clock to capture the tigress, the villagers living nearby are in perpetual fear of another attack.

Corbett Tiger Reserve officials fired eight bullets at the big cat, but the injured tigress managed to escape.

While the administration has taken the help of two pet elephants to trace the big cat, Uttarakhand wildlife officials are also camping near the park to keep a close watch on the situation. People living nearby have been advised to remain alert.

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