Uttarakhand / Haldwani : Tiger attacked car in Mohan
The car of a businessman coming from the mountain towards Ramnagar was attacked by a tiger in Mohan area. When the businessman turned the car left and right, the tiger slipped from the bonnet of the car and fell. The businessman ran the car and reached the Mohan forest post and informed the forest personnel. There are tiger claw marks on the bonnet of the businessman’s car.
Chand Miyan, a resident of Mohalla Bambagher of Ramnagar, does a cloth business in the mountainous areas. He often returns to Ramnagar at night from the mountain. Were coming to Ramnagar on Sunday night. At around 8.30 am, when the IMPCL company reached a short distance from Mohan, suddenly a tiger climbed on the bonnet of their car at the turn. Seeing this he got scared. The businessman, somehow overcoming the steering of the car, turned the car left and right, due to which the tiger slipped and jumped down. This time the businessman made the car run at high speed. Mohan came to the barrier and informed the forest workers about it. Chand Mian says that tigers are often seen on the road at night, but this is the first time they have climbed the bonnet of the car.
DFO Chandrashekhar Joshi said that the incident of tiger climbing on the bonnet of a moving car is unbelievable. If so, an investigation will be conducted. The place of tiger attack, which the trader has told, comes under the Almora Forest Division. Will get this matter investigated from our level also.
Search operation went on all day in search of tiger
- Forest workers made local villagers aware
- Forest workers accompanying children to and from school
From Sunderkhal to Mohan, vigilance is being taken regarding the violent tiger. From six to ten in the evening, bike riders are being sent with Kanbai. Local villagers are being made aware to be alert from tiger attacks. At the same time, a team of forest personnel is accompanying the school students while going to and from school. On Monday, a search operation was carried out in search of the tiger throughout the day.
Teams from Mandal Range, Sarpaduli Range of Corbett Park and Kosi Range of Ramnagar Forest Division are jointly exercising to tranquilize the tiger. To save the bike riders from the tiger attack, the forest workers are leaving the bike riders from Mohan to Sunderkhal and from Sunderkhal to Mohan in the form of Kanbai from 6 pm to 10 pm. The car of forest personnel is moving in front and behind the bike riders. At the same time, camera traps and cages have been installed to catch the tiger. Corbett Park Warden Amit Gwasakoti said that the department is searching for the tiger with a drone. People have also been appealed not to get down from the vehicle on the highway. The attacking tiger will be identified and caught at the earliest. For this, camera traps have been installed in the area. The number of these camera traps will be increased further. Told that three tigers are active in the area. The attacker will be identified and apprehended soon. Here, DFO of Ramnagar Forest Division Chandrashekhar Joshi said that villagers of villages like Sundarkhal, Mohan, Chukum etc. are being alerted.
Changing behavior of tigers
The way tigers are violently attacking vehicles in Mohan area, it seems that the behavior of tigers is changing. It is believed that due to the high number of tigers in the forest, the tigers are now moving towards the buffer zone. In such a situation, incidents of human-wildlife conflict are increasing. Dr. Dushyant Sharma, Veterinarian of Corbett Park said that tigers usually do not attack humans. Tigers are now looking for easy prey. They are also hunting the unclaimed cows on the roadside.
