The man-eating tiger that is believed to have strayed from an animal reserve in northern India has killed two more people, according an Associated Press report, bringing the total number of deaths attributed to the tiger to seven.
The tiger's latest victim was a woman found in a forest Tuesday in Uttar Pradesh state, the AP reported, citing Rupak De, the region's chief wildlife warden.
Last week, De publicly declared the tiger a maneater, a political move that would allow the tiger to be killed without violating any laws protecting the endangered species.
An order to shoot and kill the female tiger was handed down last week by the Uttar Pradesh forest department, nearly two weeks after its first attack, which killed a person on Dec. 26.
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