Dearth of facilities to keep captured tigers puts wildlife managers in Wayanad in a fix

Dearth of facilities to keep captured tigers puts wildlife managers in Wayanad in a fix

Forest officials setting up a cage in a coffee plantation to capture a tiger on the prowl in Panavally area under the North Wayanad Forest Division on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With big cats on the prowl in human habitats, Forest officials are frequently called upon to capture the animals. But the dearth … Read more

Free-roaming big cats maul farmers’ livelihood in Wayanad

Free-roaming big cats maul farmers’ livelihood in Wayanad

Dairy farmers in Wayanad besides concerned for their safety and of their kin are a distressed lot with tigers and leopards preying on their cattle and the economic cost it has on their livelihood. They are demanding that the Forest department change the norms and limit for compensation. Dairy farmers in Wayanad besides concerned for … Read more