Seasonal fires need long-term management, not just preparedness
On Monday, officials captured one of the two cubs spotted by local villagers
Forest department officials believe that the fires were started by people, possibly in retaliation against the forest department for their perceived lack of action after the killing of three persons by tigers in The Nilgiris over the last year.
Officials from the Pykara and Parsons Valley ranges estimated that the fire could have affected more than 150 hectares of forest area, but added that a more accurate figure could be revealed only once the fires were fully extinguished
Forest department officials dismissed claims that the animal responsible for the attack is the same tiger that was responsible for the killing of two Toda adivasi men in Governor Shola in 2025 and Sholur in 2026
The incident is likely to have occurred on April 11, but her remains were discovered on Wednesday; Hair samples from the scene have been collected to identify the animal species