LUCKNOW, Feb. 17 -- The Rehmankheda tiger has forced forest teams to change tack and design new types of traps to catch the big cat. Thus far, the feline has sidestepped the best laid traps of the department.

During the day, fresh pugmarks were spotted in Zone One of Rehmankheda which is the area within the Central Institute for Sub Tropical Horticulture (CISH) campus and nearby villages.

In one of the new cage types, a net is hung over the bait and a rope is connected to the neck of the bait. The rope is tied to the net in such a manner that the net will fall as soon as the tiger attacks and drags the bait.

"The net is green in colour and it has been covered with leaves also to give it a natural look. The entire setup is such that not...