Updated On: 22 January, 2025 08:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Several drones capture images of big cat in Osmanabad; officials discover carcass of prey. Farmers alerted the forest department to an increase in cattle attacks over the past weeks

An undated photo of the tiger that travelled from Tipeshwar to Solapur as a cub along with its mother, T22
After a gap of over a week, the tiger that travelled from Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Yavatmal to Dharashiv in Solapur, covering a distance of over 500 kilometres, has made a fresh kill. The carcass of the cattle has been discovered by officials. Advanced technology, including thermal drones, regular drones, and camera traps, are being used to track and safely capture the tiger.
Farmers alerted the forest department to an increase in cattle attacks over the past weeks. This prompted the installation of camera traps, which captured images of the male tiger. Officials noted that this is the first recorded sighting of a tiger in the Yedshi Ramalinga Wildlife Sanctuary in Osmanabad. Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Kushagra Pathak from the Solapur Forest Department said, “A team of 15 forest officials, including experts from NGO RESQ CT with specialised experience in such operations, is monitoring the tiger's movements using advanced technology such as drones. Thermal drones are part of the operation, and a machaan [raised platform] has been set up near the spot of the cattle kill.”