Forest officials had ignored warning that relocating animal who had lost horror of humans was a dangerous and misguided conservation strategy A tiger released in a wildlife sanctuary in south India has been shot dead on Sunday after it killed a woman. The animal was released in Bhimgad wildlife sanctuary,Karnataka, on 19 November. The young tiger, and suspected to acquire killed a woman in Pandaravalli village 186 miles away,was caught and released in the sanctuary. A large contingent of forest officials camped at Bhimgad to ensure it didn’t peril villagers and also protect the tiger from people. Officials said the tiger did not pose a threat to human life. But tiger biologist Ullas Karanth had warned it was not safe to release the animal as it seemed to acquire lost horror of humans.
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Source: theguardian.com