Big cat on the prowl in South Kodagu: Female scent strategy to lure elusive male tiger
Big cat on the prowl in South Kodagu: Female scent strategy to lure elusive male tiger March 3, 2021 Ponnampet: A tiger’s keen sense of smell and sound is being used as a weapon to trap the elusive male tiger that has spread terror in parts of South Kodagu. Urine, faeces and recordings of roaring sounds of female tigers have been obtained from the Mysuru Zoo and they will be used to lure the male tiger into particular places where sharp-shooters are waiting on ‘machaans’ (tree watch towers) to dart the big cat. The tiger is giving a slip to the Forest Department that has deployed over ...
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