As the protest continued, Forest Minister AK Saseendran directed the wildlife officials to take necessary steps to capture the tiger.
Tiger-representational purpose (iStock)
Farmers and local residents of a forest fringe village in Kerala’s Wayanad district, who have been living in fear of a tiger, blocked a busy road on Sunday, 23 June, in protest, displaying carcasses of cows that had been killed by the big cat. Forest Minister AK Saseendran directed the wildlife officials to take necessary steps to capture the tiger.