by
LiveScience Staff
A
female wild tiger is recovering at a zoo in India after getting ensnared in a
barbed wire fence on a coffee plantation last week. Wildlife officials are
commending how the potentially dangerous situation was handled.
The
tigress was found on Dec. 4, with its left paw entangled in the fence in the
village of Nidugumba in the state of Karnataka. Community members called in
authorities, who swooped in to tranquilize the adult cat, untangle it and bring
it to the Mysore Zoo. Veterinarians at the zoo are assessing the tiger's
injuries, age, and health to make decisions about its future.
Officials
with the Wildlife Conservation Society applauded the happy ending, as big cats
often injure themselves further when they get stuck and thrash about trying to
break free. Such incidents also can sow panic among community members, who
might harass or kill the trapped animal and put themselves at risk of injury
before authorities are called in.
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