Tiger found dead in coffee estate in Kodagu, territorial fight suspected

NT Correspondent

Madikeri: A tiger was found dead in a coffee estate in Virajpet range of Kodagu district, forest department officials said on Thursday.

The injuries on the left paw and shoulder indicate that it might have been involved in a territorial fight, they said. As it had taken to killing cattle there was an order to capture it.

A senior official said: "This particular tiger which was about 13-yearold was in a conflict situation. It was engaged in cattle killing on a regular basis in the coffee estate and around. It was quite old and since it was entering the human habitation and was also in a conflict situation, our forest personnel started tracking it... we wanted to capture it for which we had permission,'' the official added.