Nilgiri Tahrs in Munnar. File. Picture only for representation purposes. | Photo Credit: Jomon Pampavallley
One of the Nilgiri Tahr, which was equipped with a radiolar in December 2024 in December 2024, was hit by a tiger in the Mukirthi National Park (MNP), confirmed the forest department on Sunday (October 12, 2025).
According to officials, the animal was radio collar and was monitored by a forest department that glowed valuable information about the types of types, while the effort continued in the end of the introduction of the species into the habitat, where it became locally extinct.
On Friday (October 10), the officials noticed that the animal had not moved for considerable time, which made them start searching for an individual. Forest officials confirmed that the carcasses of Tahr were found near the devilish stream of gaps in the MNP in the patch of shola forests with a radio collar in the area, with strong indications that the animal was killed by a great carnivore.
It was then made by postmort, which confirmed that the animal was hunted and killed by a tiger. The forest department also recorded signs of tiger less than a few hundred meters from the place where the car was found, and placed cameras around to confirm the presence of the animal.
On Saturday, officials confirmed that the tiger, which is assumed that he killed Tahr, was found near the place of killing.
Published – October 12, 2025 14:43
