“We are trying our best to tranquillise it and shift it to deep forests. Wildlife experts said tiger attacks are very rare in Kerala which houses two tiger reserves and five wildlife sanctuaries.The state has 190 tigers, according to the last tiger census in 2019. We really dread to allow our children outside our house,” said MS Indira, a panchyat member. But this is the first time we are facing a tiger. “We have faced threats of elephants, wild boars and other animals. The attack happened around 12 noon,” said T Mathew, another tapper, who witnessed the attack. Later, Pathanamthitta district collector PB Nooh issued prohibitory orders in the village, ensuring people didn’t move around. Mathew suffered deep gashes on his throat and chest and died on the spot. They pelted stones and yelled, and the tiger dropped him and escaped into the forest. When his colleagues heard his cries, they rushed to where he was, just in time to see a tiger dragging him away. It all began with the attack on rubber tapper Bineesh Mathew (38) on May 6 who was attacked in a rubber plantation in Thannithode when he went to tap trees. To be sure, it isn’t strange to find a tiger outside the reserve, although it is unusual for the apex predator to come close to a human habitation. And the closest tiger reserve, Periyar, is 105km away. The closest deep forest is at least 25 km away. The village is surrounded by sparse forests. Meanwhile, the 13,000-odd villagers of Thannithode are reeling under the impact of a double lockdown. It’s since been seen at many places around the village, attacked more cows, even goats and dogs forest department officials have been using night vision cameras and drones, but while the tiger has been spotted several times, it has eluded all efforts to capture it. The hunters tried to bait the tiger with a live goat, but while they were waiting for it, the tiger attacked and killed a cow elsewhere in the village. Knowing animal history at Kanha Museum, enjoying elephant bathing, trekking, wildlife viewing from machaan are some more activities you can enjoy during your visit to Kanha.īasically a day or night jungle jeep safari in the park and bird watching will surely leave you with a lifetime thrilling experience.For almost a week now, three hunters, 50 forest and district officials and some of the residents of Thannithode, a village in central Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, are on the trail of a big cat which strayed into a human habitation and killed a rubber tapper last week. You can either shop the artefact as ornament or as a souvenir from Kanha. You can even learn to make tribal silver jewelry which is believed to be one of its kind. Spending some time with the Baiga tribe will be an all new experience. Traversing Kanha National Park will give you a glimpse of the actual locations from the National Geographic's award-winning documentary film, 'Land of the Tigers', which was shot here. Hunting ground to leopards and wild dogs, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh also shelters over 350 species of birds and 1000 + species of flora.
You will also get to spot bison roaming freely in their natural surroundings of Kanha. It is interesting to know that 'Bhoorsingh the Barasingha' is the official mascot for Kanha National Park. Therefore the park is respected globally for saving the barasingha from near extinction. It was then a successful conservation programme at Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, that brought the animal back. It is one of the Navratanas of the 'Project Tiger'.Īpart from the majestic royal Bengal tigers, Kanha inhabits barasingha as well, which was very close to extinction.
km expansion, Kanha National Park is considered to be one of the best administered and managed parks in India. The largest national park in Madhya Pradesh with 941sq.