India, June 2 -- https://tehelka.com/media/2025/06/Deepanwita-Gita-Niyogi-tiger-1-1024x768.jpg
The incident at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, where a ranger was killed while on duty by a tigress, shows that thoughtless interventions do not always work well.A report by Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
The recent incident, where a two-year-old tigress killed forest ranger Devendra Singh Chaudhary in Rajasthan's Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, has brought back poor wildlife management into focus.
This is not a lone incident. The tigress named Kankati had killed before. In April, she attacked and dragged a seven-year-old boy, Kartik Suman, on the road leading to a temple which is frequented by pilgrims. At present, she is in an enclosure. A committee will ...