Mysore/Mysuru, Oct. 30 -- Following increase in the menace of wild animals including tigers and elephants at villages bordering forests in Nanjangud, H.D. Kote and Sagarur taluks of Mysuru, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has instructed the officials concerned to cut down evening safari trip at Bandipur and Nagarahole.

On Oct. 17, one Mahadevegowda of Badagalapura village in Saragur taluk had sustained serious injuries when a tiger attacked him. Again on Oct. 26, one Rajashekar, who was grazing his cattle in a field at Bennegere village in Saragur taluk, was killed in a tiger attack.

Following the attacks by tigers, Forest Department began conducting combing operations and on Oct. 19, captured a tigress aged about 2.5 years, which had su...