Kerala: Forest officials rescue tiger trapped in fence wire

Kannur (Kerala) [India], February 13 : Forest officials rescued a tiger trapped in a fence wire in a private farm at Kottioour in the Panniyamala hills area of Kannur district.
A local rubber tapper spotted the big cat on Tuesday morning and subsequently, forest officials were informed and a rescue operation was launched, said K Karthik, Divisional Forest Officer (Kannur).

To safely extricate the animal from the wire that was entangled around its neck, the tiger was first tranquillized, then rescued and safely shifted to a cage, he said.
The plantation where the tiger got trapped is a private property, situated beside a residential area. Authorities have issued warnings to the local people to avoid visiting the area for safety reasons.