Official to visit tiger-human conflict spots in Maharashtra

There are about 45 tigers in TATR and more than 22 in the areas outside. Chandrapur district as a whole is home to about 90 tigers.

Apparently, tigers from the source population have recently begun to travel to villages on the periphery of TATR’s buffer zone and harm humans.

The situation deteriorated when a tiger killed four people in a month last year, and under pressure from locals, the Forest Department had it shot by police sharpshooters.

Local politicians have been adding fuel to the fire by demanding action against the “tiger nuisance”, thus increasing the villagers’ antipathy towards the animal.