13 Residents Injured by 'Murderous Tiger' Captured in India

Environmental Expert: "Tragedies Occur as Tiger Habitats Expand into Residential Areas"
Since 2019, Tiger Attacks Have Killed Nearly 100 People
As of 2018, India Hosts 2,967 Tigers... Accounting for 70% of the World's Population

Tiger at a zoo in Assam, India. The photo is not related to the specific content of the article. Photo by Xinhua Yonhap News.

[Asia Economy Reporter Bang Je-il] A 'man-eating tiger' that killed 13 residents in India has been captured. According to foreign media including PTI on the 14th (local time), Indian wildlife protection authorities announced that they captured the tiger alive yesterday morning in the Gadchiroli area of western Maharashtra state. An official said, "A specialized tiger rescue team and several experts formed an organized task force like a war operation to track this tiger," adding, "Finally, we succeeded in capturing the tiger moving inside the Wadsar forest."

This tiger, called the 'Conflict Tiger' or 'CT-1,' is a 5-year-old male that authorities explained had been attacking residents for 10 months since December last year.

All 13 victims died in remote forest areas. Two people sometimes died in a single day. After another victim appeared last month, the authorities ultimately decided to capture the tiger on the 4th. After being captured, the tiger was moved to an animal rescue center in nearby Nagpur.

In India, another tiger that killed nine people in northern Bihar state was also shot dead on the 8th. At that time, local police deployed about 200 personnel including forest officials and snipers, and even used two elephants in the operation to kill the tiger. After more than six hours of operation, they found the tiger and shot it dead. In September, a 25-year-old Indian woman named Archana Choudhary saved her 15-month-old son from a tiger attack.

In recent years, people living near forests or national parks across India have increasingly experienced wild animals coming down to villages, causing casualties. Experts point out that due to environmental destruction and habitat loss, more animals are coming down to human-inhabited areas in search of food and shelter.

Meanwhile, according to the Indian government, about 225 people died from tiger attacks in India between 2014 and 2019, and nearly 100 people died from tiger attacks alone between 2019 and 2021. Additionally, more than 200 tigers were killed by poachers or electrocution accidents from 2012 to 2018.

It is estimated that 2,967 tigers lived in India as of 2018, accounting for 70% of the world's tiger population. In 1972, the Indian Parliament passed the Wildlife Protection Act and began government-level support for tiger reserves, but conflicts between humans and wild animals such as tigers continue in India.

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