Migrant tiger continues to move around coal mines in Mancherial

A migrant tiger from Maharashtra continued to roam near coal mines in Srirampur for the third day, prompting forest officials to deploy camera traps and trackers while creating awareness among miners and residents to prevent human-animal conflict.

Mancherial: A migrant tiger which moved from Maharashtra, continued to roam around coal mines in Srirampur for the third day on Friday.

Forest officials said that the tiger roamed at a hillock near RK5 underground mine on the fringes of Srirampur till Thursday night. They stated that 40 CCTV camera traps were installed to capture movement of the tiger, while 16 trackers were deployed to trail the animal and to ensure smooth passage for it. Awareness was being created among coal miners and locals, they added.

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According to the officials, two tigers migrated to the district crossing Kumram Bheem Asifabad district a few weeks back. They were sighted at different coal mines and opencast projects in Srirampur, triggering panic among coal miners. One of them entered Peddapalli district by crossing Godavari river on December 15. This tiger has been staying in the forests of Srirampur since then.

On the other hand, a female tiger titled T1 is shuttling between the forests of Devapur and Tiryani ranges in Bellampalli division at regular intervals for quite a long time. Already, another tigress named L1 made the forests of the district as its home for over a year. The two had migrated to the district from Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve of Chandrapur in Maharashtra in November last.

Meanwhile, another migrant tiger has been residing in the forests of Vemanapalli mandal. It had attacked a herd of cows in the forests of Chamanpalli village in Vemanapalli mandal recently.