India, Feb. 6 -- Tinsukia-based wildlife conservationist Devajit Moran has described the recent human-tiger conflict in Arunachal Pradesh's Lower Dibang Valley as a "preventable institutional failure," following the death of a police personnel and the subsequent killing of a sub-adult female tiger in the Mayodia region.

The incident unfolded over the past week when a police personnel was mauled to death by a tiger in the Mayodia area. Two days later, the tiger allegedly involved was found dead after being shot, bringing a tragic end to a chain of events that Moran argues could have been avoided through timely intervention.

Moran said the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department had been aware of sustained tiger movement along the Roing-Mayod...