Tigers and locations known for attacks Tiger attack

1 tigers , locations known attacks

1.1 champawat tiger
1.2 tiger of segur
1.3 tigers of chowgarh
1.4 thak man-eater
1.5 tiger of mundachipallam
1.6 man-eater of bhimashankar
1.7 tara of dudhwa national park
1.8 tigress of moradabad

tigers , locations known attacks
the champawat tiger

the champawat tiger man-eating tigress supposedly killed 200 men , women before being driven out of nepal. moved champawat district in state of uttarakhand in north india, , continued kill, bringing total human kills 436. tracked down , killed in 1907. known enter villages, during daylight, roaring , causing people flee in panic huts.

the champawat tiger found , killed jim corbett after followed trail of blood tigress left behind after killing last victim, 16-year-old girl. later examination of tigress showed upper , lower canine teeth on right side of mouth broken, upper 1 in half, lower 1 right down bone. permanent injury, corbett claimed, had prevented killing natural prey, , had been cause of becoming man-eater.

the tiger of segur

body of tiger of segur, killed kenneth anderson on banks of segur river

the tiger of segur young man-eating male bengal tiger killed 5 people in nilgiri hills of tamil nadu state in south india. though originating in district of malabar district , wayanad district below south-western face of blue mountains, tiger later shift hunting grounds gudalur , between sigur plateau , anaikatty in coimbatore district. killed kenneth anderson on banks of segur river, circa 1954. anderson later wrote tiger had disability preventing hunting natural prey.

tigers of chowgarh

the tigers of chowgarh pair of man-eating bengal tigers, consisting of old tigress , sub-adult cub, on five-year period killed reported 64 people in eastern kumaon division of uttarakhand in northern india on area spanning 1,500 square miles (3,900 km). figures uncertain, natives of areas tigers claimed double number, , not take account victims survived direct attacks died subsequently. both tigers killed jim corbett.

thak man-eater

the thak man-eater tigress eastern kumaon division, killed 4 human victims, last hunt of hunter, conservationist , author jim corbett. corbett called , killed during late twilight, after lost other means track down. postmortem revealed tigress had 2 old gunshot wounds, 1 of had become septic. this, according corbett, forced turn normal predator hunting natural prey man-eater.

tiger of mundachipallam

the tiger of mundachipallam male bengal tiger, in 1950s killed 7 people in vicinity of village of pennagram, 4 miles (6 km) hogenakkal falls in dharmapuri district of tamil nadu. unlike champawat man-eater, mundachipallam tiger had no known infirmities preventing hunting natural prey. first 3 victims killed in unprovoked attacks, while subsequent victims devoured. mundachipallam tiger later killed kenneth anderson.

man-eater of bhimashankar

a story discovered pune-based author sureshchandra warghade when ran old villager in bhimashankar forest lies near pune. villager explained author how man-eating tiger terrorized entire bhimashakar area during span of 2 years in 1940s. police constable in area , had been responsible dealing formalities surrounding deaths (missing person reports , death certificates) , other jobs such helping hunting parties. during time tiger supposedly killed more 100 people, apparently careful avoid discovery; 2 bodies ever found. several hunting parties organized 1 succeed ambegaon-based hunter named ismail. during first attempt, ismail had direct confrontation tiger , killed. later called kenneth anderson. returned , eliminated man-eater. tiger predominately killed villagers slept outside huts.

the authenticity of story told villager confirmed when warghade examined official reports, including certificate given british authorities killing man-eating tiger.

tara of dudhwa national park

while sundarbans particularly known tiger attacks, dudhwa national park had several man-eaters in late 1970s. first death on 2 march 1978, closely followed 3 further kills.

the population demanded action authorities. locals wanted man-eater shot or poisoned. killings continued, each 1 making headlines. officials started believe culprit tigress called tara. conservationist billy arjan singh had taken british-born cat twycross zoo , raised in india, goal of releasing wild. experiments had been carried out on leopards success.

experts felt tara not have required skills , correct hunting techniques survive in wild , controversy surrounded project. associated men providing food , comfort, increased likelihood approach villages.

officials later became convinced tara had taken easier prey , become man-eater. total of 24 people killed before tigress shot. singh joined hunt intent of identifying man-eater, firm confirmation of identity of tiger never found.

the debate on tiger s identity has continued in years since attacks. singh s supporters continue claim tiger not tara, , conservationist has produced evidence effect. however, officials maintain tiger tara.

other man-eaters dudhwa national park have existed, tiger potentially first captive-bred tiger trained , released wild. controversy cast doubt on success of singh s rewilding project.

problems @ dudhwa have been minor in past few years. occasional tiger attacks still occur, these no higher @ other wildlife reserves. on average, 2 villagers attacked @ ranthambhore tiger reserve each year. these attacks occur during monsoon season when locals enter reserve collect grass.

tigress of moradabad

in february 2014, reports emerged tigress had killed 7 people near jim corbett national park. tigress later called man-eater of moradabad, because hunting in bijnor , moradabad region. tigress not traced 50 camera traps , unmanned aerial vehicle. in august 2014, reported tigress had stopped killing humans. last victim killed in february, total of 7 victims. animal remained untraced.