Mysuru, March 28 -- 11-year-old tigress rescued at Bandipur Tiger Reserve

A two-year-old male tiger died after getting trapped in a snare, kept for wild boars, at Metikuppe Forest Range in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve. The carcass of the tiger was found at an agricultural land at Agasanahundi village located about 300 mts from the forest.

It is said that the tiger was found lying in trench located between the lands belonging to Girish and Balashankar. On receiving the information Nagarahole Tiger Reserve Director P.A. Seema, ACF S.D. Madhu, Metikuppe RFO M.R. Rashmi, NTCA Representative Thammaiah, Wildlife Board Member Ravindra Raghunath and others visited the spot.

Sources said that the farmers had kept the snare to capture wild boars fro...