A team of experts from the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Coimbatore district has joined the Forest Department teams in tracking the carnivore, suspected to be a leopard, which continues to be on the prowl near Mayiladuthurai.
Unable to determine the exact location of the elusive animal since it was spotted in the late hours on April 2 at Semmankulam near Koranad in Mayiladuthurai town, the Forest Department has set up a string of camera traps at locations where the carnivore was suspected to be moving around.
The department has decided to deploy a thermal imaging drone either on Friday night or Saturday night in a bid to locate the elusive animal. The thermal imaging drone can track the movement of the animal even at night, said a senior Forest Department official.
