Photo of the injured tiger.
Credit: DH Photo
Gundlupet (Chamarajanagar district): The Forest department personnel rescued an injured tiger by the Heggawadi Road, in Kundukere range, under Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Gundlupet taluk, Chamarajanagar district, on Friday. It was shifted to the rehabilitation centre in Koorgalli, Mysuru, for treatment.
On Friday morning, farmers spotted the tiger lying on a field in a weak condition, immediately alerted the forest department personnel.
Bandipur Deputy Conservator of Forest Prabhakaran, ACF Suresh and Kundukere Range Forest Officer Nagendra Nayak rushed to the spot and took stock of the situation. Veterinarian Dr Wasim Mirza arrived on the spot and darted the tiger, which was then rescued and shifted to Koorgalli Rehabilitation Centre in Mysuru for treatment.
The tiger is around 11 years old and has been injured in a territorial fight, the officials said.
However, the farmers were adamant that the injured tiger should not be shifted until the other tiger, which escaped after the territorial fight is captured.
Only after the officials assured that a combing operation would be launched immediately to rescue the elusive tiger, the farmers relented and allowed the shifting of the injured tiger.
The search operation for the other big cat has started at Kunnamutti Gudda area.