Gaver Tigers were man-eating tigers identified in
Bardiya National Park of Nepal. By April 2021, the tigers killed ten people
and injured several others. Three of the tigers were captured and transferred to rescue centers. One of the tigers escaped from its cage and is yet to be captured.
Incidents
* The tigers killed a man in 2021. The remains of his body were found in the jungle the next day. Following the incident, the army stopped small vehicles passing thought the forest.
* The tigers killed a 34 year old elephant mahout who was taking part in rhino survey in 2021.
* A ten-year-old boy was killed by the tiger.
Capture
Because of possibility of free movement to
Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in India, the Nepalese officials could not trace the tigers smoothly. Later, in April 2021, four tigers were identified as the attackers and taken under control. They were captured from Gaidamachan on 4 April, from Khata on 18 March and from Geruwa on 17 March. The tigers were found with broken canine teeth, possibly due to fighting between two males.
After the capture, one of the tigers escaped from the iron cage and returned to the forest in
Banke district
Banke District ( ne, बाँके जिल्ला , a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. The district, located in midwestern Nepal with Nepalganj as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a populat ...
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Two are being housed at the rescue facility in
Bardia National Park
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in Thakurdwara and Rambapur.
One has been transferred to the
Central Zoo in Jawalakhel, Kathmandu.
See also
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Champawat Tiger, another man-eating tiger that killed 436 people in Nepal and India.
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Tiger attack
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Dhurbe
Dhurbe ( ne, धुर्बे) is a wild male elephant in Chitwan National Park of Nepal that killed 16 people and destroyed more than 50 houses in a span of four years from 2009 ato 2012. Contact with the elephant was lost in 2013 but it has sub ...
, a male elephant that killed several people in Nepal and eloped with a female elephant.
References
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Tigers in Nepal
Deaths due to tiger attacks