India News | Kerala: Forest Officials Rescue Tiger Trapped in Fence Wire
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Forest officials rescued a tiger after tranquillizing him as he was entangled in a fence wire in a private farm at Kottioour, Panniyamala in Kannur district, said K Karthik Divisional Forest Officer, Kannur.
Kannur (Kerala) [India], February 13 (ANI): Forest officials rescued a tiger trapped in a fence wire in a private farm at Kottioour in the Panniyamala hills area of Kannur district.
A local rubber tapper spotted the big cat on Tuesday morning and subsequently, forest officials were informed and a rescue operation was launched, said K Karthik, Divisional Forest Officer (Kannur).
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To safely extricate the animal from the wire that was entangled around its neck, the tiger was first tranquillized, then rescued and safely shifted to a cage, he said.
The plantation where the tiger got trapped is a private property, situated beside a residential area. Authorities have issued warnings to the local people to avoid visiting the area for safety reasons. (ANI)
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