Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Forest Department Intensifies Hunt for Nilgiris Man-Eater Tiger
A tiger in the Nilgiris is suspected of killing two people this month.
Forest officials are working to catch it.
They are using three special drones that can detect heat.
They have also placed six cages in important locations.
Fifty cameras are being used to watch the forest.
More than 80 workers are searching and monitoring the area.
Officials have divided them into two special teams.
People living nearby have been told to be especially careful.
They should avoid going outside late at night or very early in the morning.
The warning will remain in place until the tiger is captured.
The Tamil Nadu Forest Department is trying to capture a suspected man-eating tiger in the Nilgiris.
The tiger has killed two people in the district this month, according to an official.
Officials have deployed three thermal drones, six cages and 50 camera traps.
More than 80 forest personnel are conducting monitoring and combing operations in affected forest-fringe areas.
Residents have been urged to avoid going outdoors late at night or early in the morning until the tiger is captured.
- Who
- The Tamil Nadu Forest Department and more than 80 forest personnel are searching for a suspected man-eating tiger.
- What
- Officials are conducting an intensified operation to track and capture the tiger, which is accused of killing two people.
- When
- The deaths occurred this month; residents were advised on Sunday to remain cautious until the tiger is captured.
- Where
- The operation is taking place in forested and forest-fringe areas of the Nilgiris district, including around Gudalur and Udhagamandalam.
- Why
- The operation aims to capture the tiger after two people were killed and the animal was suspected of being man-eating.
- Location
- Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu
- Reported deaths
- Two people killed this month
- Thermal drones
- Three deployed
- Cages
- Six placed at strategic locations
- Camera traps
- 50 installed across the forested terrain
- Personnel
- More than 80 forest workers
- Teams
- Two specialised teams conducting monitoring and combing operations