APWs felicitated for role in operation to capture tiger
The Hindu
Three anti-poaching watchers (APWs) from the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) were felicitated by the Forest Department recently for their commendable work during the operation to successfully tranquilis
Three anti-poaching watchers (APWs) from the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) were felicitated by the Forest Department recently for their commendable work during the operation to successfully tranquilise and capture MDT23, a tiger that is believed to have killed four people in the fringes of MTR and Gudalur.
The three APWs, Kaalan, Maathan and Bomman, three expert trackers in the division had played an instrumental role in helping to track down the tiger and helping to capture it safely, officials said. All of them belong to Adivasi communities, and have a great reputation for tracking down wildlife during multiple operations.