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Two people lost their lives in separate incidents after they were attacked by different tigers on September 26 and 28 in Chitwan. An investigation has started into these occurrences of attacks by tigers.
The National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) Sauraha has been tracking by means of camera the tiger that killed people in Kumroj area. Office chief Dr Baburam Lamichhane said that the tiger is under surveillance so as to prevent such tragic incidents that might take place in the area. The tiger had attacked people in the Kumroj community forest.
"The camera footage shows that the tiger is roaming in the area even at present. But the situation does not warrant that the tiger should be immediately captured," he said.
According to him, it is considered a very sensitive situation if a tiger enters settlements and therefore the tiger's activities are being studied by means of cameras. He added that they would alert people if the tiger showed any signs of entering human settlements.
Lamichhane said cameras were fitted on the very day the first incident of attack took place. It can help in collecting information about the tiger's health condition and behavior pattern. He said usually tigers move to the edge of the jungle if they are very old and infirm, if it is unable to hunt and live. In such situation, the likelihood of the tiger attacking people is higher.
Dr Lamichhane said the tiger attacking people in the Kumroj area is very healthy with no signs of any wound or infirmity. It is a male Royal Bengal Tiger of around eight years.
Study shows that four per cent of tigers found in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) live near human settlements. There are 93 tigers in CNP at present. The Royal Bengal Tiger and the one-horned rhinos are found in CNP.
Every year, people in settlements close to the national park are attacked and killed by these animals. Although the CNP has implemented various programs to reduce human-wildlife conflict, there has been little reduction of such incidents.
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