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Tiger captured, released back into wild after straying out of Sunderban forest

The tiger strayed into village Nagenabad in the South 24 Parganas district bordering the reserved forest area of the Sunderban delta and mauled a forest department staffer

The Sunderbans is the world’s largest mangrove delta. (HT PHOTO/Representative)
Published on Feb 11, 2025 04:18 PM IST

Bengal forest dept employee seriously injured in tiger attack| Video

The employee was part of a forest team tracking the movement of the tiger, which strayed from the Ajmalmari forest in the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve

Forest officer was left injured after being attacked by a tiger in the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve (image source: X)(X)
Published on Feb 10, 2025 08:21 PM IST

Kerala declares Wayand tiger a ‘man-eater’ after fatal attack on woman

Kerala's Wayanad imposes curfew after fatal tiger attack on a woman, declaring the animal a man-eater and scheduling its culling.

After a 47-year-old lady was killed by a tiger attack in Wayanad, Kerala, authorities on Sunday enforced a curfew in parts of Mananthavady Municipality.(Pixabay/representative)
Published on Jan 27, 2025 01:58 PM IST
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Kerala tribal woman killed by a tiger, ‘capture or kill’ order issued

A 45-year-old tribal woman was killed by a tiger in Wayanad, sparking protests and calls for the capture or killing of the animal by locals.

The deceased was identified as Radha, who plucks coffee beans on daily wages for a living. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jan 25, 2025 07:58 AM IST

Farmer killed in tiger attack near Katarniaghat Sanctuary

Station officer Harish Singh said that farmer’s lower body was entirely consumed, leaving only the head and upper torso.

The forest department has provided <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5,000 financial assistance to farmer’s family (Sourced)
Published on Jan 19, 2025 08:24 PM IST
By, Bahraich

3 including woman injured in Dausa after tiger strays out of Sariska reserve

Chief wildlife warden Pavan Kumar Upadhyay said that teams have been deployed to tranquillise the two-year-old tiger, ST 2302

The woman was at her agricultural farm in Mahukheda village when the tiger attacked her (HT photo)
Published on Jan 01, 2025 04:03 PM IST
BySuresh Foujdar

Woman killed in tiger attack in Nainital district, body found 500 metres away

Shekhar Tiwari, ranger of the Kosi forest range said the incident took place at about 9:30am on Wednesday when the woman had gone to pick fodder

Social activist Vinod Papney criticised the administration for launching new safari zones in the Corbett landscape. (FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Dec 18, 2024 05:59 PM IST

Tiger kills 25-year-old farmer near Dudhwa Reserve

A tigress with three cubs has been frequently spotted in the Mailani range, often seen crossing the Bankeyganj-Kukra road—a sight some locals captured on mobile cameras.

For representation only (File photo)
Published on Oct 29, 2024 09:19 PM IST

Farmer injured in 3rd tiger attack in Kheri

The previous two encounters ended up in human casualties; Tejpal was rescued by locals and hospitalised

 (For representation)
Updated on Sep 30, 2024 07:18 AM IST
ByDeo Kant Pandey

Man mauled to death by big cat in Kheri; second incident within fortnight

On August 27, another man, Ambarish Kumar, was allegedly killed by the same tiger in Imaliya village, said divisional forest officer, south Kheri, Sanjay Biswal

Forest authorities on alert following the man-animal conflicts in the region. (File Photo)
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 05:52 PM IST

Prohibitory orders issued in Assam’s Nagaon after tiger attacked farmer

According to forest officials, the tiger is roaming around near residential areas and a tranquilising team has been called to control the situation

According to the locals, a tiger suddenly came out and attacked one farmer working in a paddy field on Sunday morning. (Representational image)
Published on Jul 14, 2024 07:29 PM IST
ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha

2 injured in tiger attack in Assam’s Nagaon: Officials

The individuals, identified as Abdul Aziz and Akhtar Ali, nearly survived the attack but sustained grievous injuries and were admitted to the nearby hospital by the locals, said police

 (HT/Sourced Photo)
Published on Jul 03, 2024 05:04 PM IST
ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha

Woman who entered forest for firewood killed by tiger in Tadoba-Andheri reserve

Moharli’s range forest officer Santosh Thipe said the woman’s body has been sent for postmortem examination

Moharli’s range forest officer Santosh Thipe said Chandra Chikram’s husband has been given ex-gratia assistance of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50,000 (FILE PHOTO)
Updated on May 29, 2024 03:23 PM IST

48-yr-old woman killed by tiger in Mysuru distt

This is the first incident of a tiger attack in the N Begur range. No tiger attacks have been reported in this range for many years, said S Prabhakaran, Bandipura tiger reserve project director

Following the tiger attack, the villagers are frightened to go to the fields alone, as the incident occurred during the day (HT)
Updated on May 27, 2024 07:02 AM IST
By, Bengaluru

41-year-old labourer from Assam killed by tiger in Kodagu district

The incident happened when the deceased was grazing cattle near the coffee estate and a tiger had allegedly emerged from near the Nagarhole wildlife sanctuary.

After the incident, villagers expressed outrage against forest department officials for failing to take action to prevent wild elephant and tiger attacks in the region. (File photo)
Updated on Apr 19, 2024 07:12 AM IST
By, Bengaluru

Man killed in Dudhwa buffer zone tiger attack

Shiv Charan had reportedly gone to the fields to collect grass for thatching the house when a tiger, hiding in the bushes, attacked and killed him

For representation only (HT File Photo)
Updated on Mar 14, 2024 09:03 PM IST
By, Lakhimpur Kheri

Sariska tiger attacks forest department employee

The tiger, who attacked a farmer in Maheshra on Thursday, moved to Rewari after remaining outside the Sariska Tiger Reserve’s buffer range for three months

The Sariska Tiger Reserve. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Jan 22, 2024 04:19 PM IST

3 killed in tiger attack in Gadchiroli in last two weeks: Officials

Amid growing concerns about the escalating conflict between humans and tigers in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts, forest department officials claimed to have captured 62 “unruly” tigers over the past 10 years

1 person was killed on Saturday in tiger attack near Lohara in Gadchiroli (Representative Photo)
Published on Jan 20, 2024 05:17 PM IST

Tiger kills 20-yr-old woman in Amangarh area

Divisional forest officer (DFO) of Bijnor Arun Kumar said that the girl and her mother went deep inside the jungle to collect fodder. A tiger ambushed the girl at Jhoolo Khaata compartment and killed her.

Tiger kills 20-yr-old woman in Amangarh area (Pic is for representation)
Updated on Jan 16, 2024 07:30 PM IST
ByS Raju, Meerut

Woman injured in tiger attack in Mysuru district, say officials

The tiger pounced on Sivamallamma (36), when she was engaged in farm work with her husband Lokesh Naik

HT Image
Updated on Jan 05, 2024 10:00 AM IST
By, Bengaluru

Tiger kills 45-year-old man in Dudhwa buffer zone; 2nd such death within a fortnight

The attack took place in the Maheshpur range of the south Kheri forest division. The tiger, responsible for the attack, vanished into the nearby sugarcane fields.

DFO Sanjay Biswal and other forest officials inspecting the spot where a tiger killed a youth on Monday. (HT Photo)
Published on Nov 27, 2023 06:36 PM IST
ByDEO KANT PANDEY

Man killed in tiger attack in Dudhwa

A 30-year-old man was killed in a tiger attack in the Dudhwa buffer zone. The victim was attacked in a sugarcane field and died at the scene.

People gather at the spot where a man was mauled to death by a tiger, near Basukpur village of the Dudhwa buffer zone on Wednesday (Sourced)
Updated on Nov 16, 2023 06:50 AM IST
By, Lakhimpur Kheri

Man killed in tiger attack, combing intensified

The attack took place under the Padhuva police limits, on Wednesday night when the man had gone to the fields in DBZ to collect fodder.

Forest and police officials combing the area after a tiger allegedly killed a man in Belrayan range on Wednesday night. (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 05, 2023 07:01 PM IST
By, Lakhimpur Kheri

Out to collect fodder, man killed in tiger attack in Lakhimpur Kheri

The partially-eaten body of the youth was recovered from the sugarcane forests after the local forest officials and family members searched for him.

The victim, identified as Rohit, was a resident of Udaypur village under Hyderabad police limits. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 19, 2023 06:25 PM IST
ByDeo Kant Pandey

Farmer killed in Dudhwa tiger attack

A tiger killed a farmer in India's Dudhwa buffer zone while he was checking on his sugarcane crop. His half-eaten body was found in the forest. Villagers have been advised to stay alert and not venture into the reserve forest areas.

For representation only (HT File Photo)
Updated on May 29, 2023 06:28 PM IST
By, Lakhimpur Kheri

Farmer killed in alleged tiger attack in Uttarakhand district: Forest official

An official said there is no clear history of tiger movement in this area but prima facie, it seems that sub-adult tigers have ventured out into this territory for the first time

Fearing more attacks, the villagers have asked the forest department to lay down traps. (Shutterstock file image)
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 06:29 PM IST

Farmer killed in tiger attack in Dudhwa forest

The incident is the first case of human-animal conflict reported from the area in the last nine months.

Forest officials hold a meeting with locals at Babapurwa village in Dudhwa (HT )
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 12:13 AM IST
By, Lakhimpur Kheri

Tiger attack in Bhandara?

Three people were allegedly injured by a tiger, which had moved out of a Bhandara forest near the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border, after more than 2,000 local residents allegedly attacked it with stones. However, the forest department claimed that only one of the three men was mauled by the animal, while the other two were hurt after falling down from their car and “had nothing to do with the tiger”.

HT Image
Updated on Jan 28, 2020 01:02 AM IST
By, Mumbai

Experts blame human pressure for rising tiger kills in Sundarbans

Two women were killed by tigers in Sundarbans in two days adding to the number of people being mauled to death by the big cats.

Ghoramara Island, part of the Sundarbans delta on the Bay of Bengal(REUTERS FILE)
Updated on Jul 11, 2019 11:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | By

Mysterious death of tusker in Corbett tiger reserve raises questions

This has raised a question as to why the patrolling staff couldn’t spot the carcass of such a big animal in the national park. Also, it is not yet clear how the elephant died and what was its exact age.

Elephants have died due to varied reasons ranging from tiger attacks, falling from hills to electrocution(HT Photo)
Published on Dec 17, 2018 09:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Nainital | By
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