Digital Desk: A Royal Bengal tigress strayed into the outskirts of Tezpur town last month, and as per sources, the animal is still on the loose. As the news about the tigress attack broke out, forest officials rushed to the spot to control the situation. Officials suspect the big cat may have strayed out of the Kaziranga National Park or Nameri National Park and Forest Reserve.
"We don't know if the animal had moved out of Kaziranga. Usually, the tigers of Nameri use a patch along Jia Bharali river area for movement." a report in New Indian Express quoted Kaziranga Field Director P Sivakumar as saying.
It is suspected that a calf accompanies the tiger. The locals fear that the tiger could come out of the forest at any moment and harm them.
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Meanwhile, the forest department is waiting for the tigress to return to Kaziranga on its own without arranging for the chase of the tigress. A veterinary team and other supporting staff were sent to the spot to review the situation. Tezpur Divisional Forest Officer was monitoring the status.
"After assessing the field conditions, we will take a call on the nature of the operation. A tranquilising team is present at the spot. If the need arises, we will tranquilise the tiger to drive it away," said the officer.
"It becomes easy to tranquilise the tiger if it is confined to a building. But it becomes tough when the big cat is roaming in the open. After a dart shot, the tiger might flee and may attack other people," Sivakumar further added.
