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Tiger Reserve Bolsters Security After Deaths
10 Sep
Summary
- Reserve establishes 20 anti-poaching camps and deploys over 100 guards.
- A high-level committee formed to support new base camp infrastructure.
- Tiger claws and limb bones recovered from seven arrested poachers.
Following recent tiger deaths, the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) has significantly enhanced its wildlife protection measures. Authorities in the Giddalur Project Tiger Division have established twenty new anti-poaching camps, supplementing the existing fourteen. Over one hundred trained security personnel have been deployed to patrol the forests continuously, day and night, to deter illegal hunting, especially of tigers.
A four-member high-level committee was recently constituted to provide essential support for new base camp infrastructure and manpower. This initiative aims to strengthen overall forest protection within the NSTR. These actions follow the discovery of a tiger carcass in the Racherla forest beat.
In relation to the Racherla incident, seven poachers were apprehended within seven to eight days of the tiger carcass discovery. Tiger claws and limb bones were recovered from the arrested individuals. The Racherla Forest Beat Officer was suspended for alleged negligence in duty concerning tiger protection.
Separately, another young tiger was found deceased in the Turimella Range on Monday, September 7, 2026. Post-mortem examination, conducted as per NTCA protocols, revealed that all body parts were intact. The cause of death was attributed to infighting, a natural phenomenon among wild animals, ruling out poaching.
