Tiger who devoured eight people triggered panic after breaking cage and escaping | the Chronicle

The huida from a tiger, who had recently been caged after attack humans in Nepal triggered panic this Wednesday among residents near a nature reserve.

Last week, after a intense operation, a team of 24 experts from Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation with military personnel, managed to capture two tigers that eight people were reportedly killed in southern Nepal.

One of the felines was transferred to Banke National Park. He’s the one who escaped on Wednesday, after breaking his iron cage, said the head of conservation of the reserve, Shyam shah.

As revealed by Shah, the animal destroyed three metal cage bars, it’s like that “People living near the park have been advised to avoid entering the forest and be careful.”

In addition, the specialist clarified that the adult tigers, aged ten to thirteen, were in recent months “spreading terror“in Bardia National Park. It is estimated that approximately ten people in this region from the country died when attacked by these animals.

Among the victims were four women count, who had gone into the forest in search of fodder and firewood. “Likewise, members of marginalized groups have died because they are the ones who live in areas close to forests and depend on their resources.»Underlined the head of conservation.

Dalli rawat, 62, a resident of Mohanpur town, died on March 16 after being attacked by a tiger looking for edible plants in a wooded area, an event similar to the one that led to the death of Renuka presents, 27, from Kothiyaghat (southwest), March 10.

Nepal has a population of 235 wild tigers, according to the last census carried out in 2018, almost double the 121 counted during the 2009 census.