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Problem Tiger in the Sundarbans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

John Seidensticker ,
R. K. Lahiri ,
K. C. Das  and
Anne Wright
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In August 1974 a young male tiger moved into a populated area in the Sundarbans, the delta of the Ganges, and killed one woman and a number of livestock. Rather than destroy the animal the Forest Directorate decided to capture it, using immobilising drugs, and release it in the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve. This was successfully done, but less than a week later it was found dead from wounds evidently inflicted by another tiger. The authors discuss the implications of the incident, the publicity it attracted, and the changes in public attitudes.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , February 1976 , pp. 267 - 273
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1976

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