The Forest department has constituted an 80-member special team to capture the big cat that is suspected to have killed a farmer at Koodallur in Wayanad district.
Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran said on Wednesday that the team consisting of veterinary doctors, shooters, and a patrolling team would launch combing for the man-eater from Thursday. He said as many as 25 live camera traps and sufficient number of cages and guns had been allotted for the purpose. Residents need not panic as Forest officials had intensified round-the-clock patrol, he added.
