Tiger sighted at Karuvarakundu in Malappuram

A tiger was sighted within the Kerala Property plantation of Karuvarakundu on Monday (March 10). The forest workers of Kalikavu vary below the Nilambur South forest division began a transfer to drive the tiger into Silent Valley Nationwide Park.

Karuvarakundu is adjoining to the buffer zone of Silent Valley Nationwide Park. The tiger was suspected to have wandered off from the Nationwide park. “Our staff is working on the market to drive the animal again into the Silent Valley Nationwide Park,” mentioned G. Dhanik Lal, Nilambur South Divisional Forest Officer.

The sighting of a sturdy tiger within the plantation the place dozens of labourers work each day sparked worry among the many folks of Karuvarakundu. Some video clips of the tiger shifting slowly alongside the rocky ridge began circulating on Monday morning, spreading panic among the many folks.

Final Thursday, a person named Jerin Abraham at Karuvarakundu was booked by the police following a grievance by the Forest authorities for making a tiger scare with an previous video. Jerin had claimed that he confronted a tiger whereas travelling by means of a plantation at night time.