After a brief lull, tiger scare has returned to haunt the forest-side villages of Pathanamthitta with the animal once again straying into a human habitat at Vadasserikara and preying on cattle.
Forest officials suspect that the animal, which used to attack and kill cattle in the neighbouring local body of Parunad till a couple of weeks ago, shifted to Vadasserikara in search of a new habitat. The animal might have moved out of Perunad as the Forest department, along with local residents, has begun clearing the undergrowth on abandoned rubber plantations there, they pointed out.
In view of the tiger sighting, the department has now placed a cage near the Kumaramperoor reserve forest at Vadasserikara where the animal was spotted. A special team too has been constituted to patrol the area.
