Overview
- Authorities registered a case under the Wildlife (Protection) Act after people were seen getting out of vehicles and trailing a tiger in a widely shared clip.
- The Forest Department said vehicles that blocked the tiger’s route may be seized and legal action will follow once those involved are identified.
- The investigation is being led by the Range Forest Officer, Moharli Range, and the public has been asked to provide leads using the department’s contact number.
- Tadoba-Andhari officials clarified the episode did not occur in the safari core zone but on a public road in the buffer, a multi-use landscape with villages, resorts and regular traffic.
- Forest teams cited ongoing check posts, patrols, no-entry barriers and fines to deter stopping in sensitive stretches as conservationists condemned the risky behavior.