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Tiger attacks are a form of human–wildlife conflict which have killed more humans than attacks by any of the other big cats, with the majority of these attacks occurring in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Southeast Asia.
- Fears of Tiger Attacks Grip Villagers
- Tigers Invade Thermal Power Plant
- 'Dangerous and frightening'
In the small village of Bhatali, located west of the reserve, fear of running into a tiger or a leopard has become commonplace. "Nobody can walk out on the streets after dark," said Shubanji Tijale, 25, while clutching her two-year-old son in her arms. "That's when the tigers and bears come." The town, surrounded by jungle, is located in the buffer...
Even the grounds of Chandrapur's coal-fired thermal power plant have been overrun by tigers, eight of which have now moved in among the surrounding lush vegetation. It's become such a problem that local officials started expanding the barrier wall around the plant last year, making it higher to provide extra protection from tigers. It's not exactly...
In the meantime, the state's forestry department is expanding a volunteer team that works to reach out to some of the 106 villages within the wildlife reserve's buffer zone to track tiger sightings and hopefully help curb any future conflict. On an afternoon in September, in Nimbala village, located a mere 100 metres from the reserve, villagers loo...
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- Salimah Shivji
Tiger attacks in the Sundarbans, in India and Bangladesh are estimated to kill from 0-50 (mean of 22.7 between 1947 and 1983) people per year. [1] The Sundarbans is home to over 100 [2] Bengal tigers, [3] one of the largest single populations of tigers in one area.
Oct 10, 2022 · Nearly 225 people were killed in tiger attacks between 2014 and 2019 in India, according to government figures. Conservationists blame the rapid expansion of human settlements around forests and key wildlife corridors for the increase in human-animal conflict.
1 hour ago · The divisional forest officer (DFO) of South Kheri Forest Division, Sanjay Biswal, said the tiger that attacked Tejpal was a different one, and the previous two attacks were carried out by one tiger.
Oct 9, 2022 · Police in India have shot dead a tiger after it killed at least nine people in Champaran, Bihar state. Dubbed the "man-eater of Champaran", the beast was killed after a hunt by around 200 police...
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Mar 6, 2024 · SHARE THIS STORY. A complex web of factors has turned two national parks in Karnataka with a robust tiger population—Bandipur and Nagarahole—into a hotbed of human-animal conflict, resulting in...
