Three tigers were spotted at a human habitation at Kannimala top in Munnar. The Forest department is continuing efforts to find the animals.
According to Munnar range officer Biju S., three tigers were spotted moving along the borders of a tea plantation at Kannimala top on April 25, Thursday, by a police officer who was deployed for election duty in the area. “The official shot a video of the tigers. It was found that a mother tiger and two tiger cubs were moving along the plantation’s borders,” said the official.
Mr. Biju said that from April 26, Friday, onwards, the Forest department conducted a drone search to find the tigers with the assistance of drone expert Sebinster Francis, but was unable to detect their presence in the Kannimala top area.