Tiger mauls woman to death outside her home
A wild tiger killed a 41-year-old woman who was
collecting fodder for her cattle outside her home in south-eastern Nepal,
police said Tuesday.
Police officer Dilip Raj Jha said the animal,
suspected to have come from the nearby Parsa Wildlife Reserve, on Monday pounced on the woman’s from behind and
killed her on the spot.
“The two men who went to retrieve her body also came
under attack from the tiger sustained minor injuries.”
Under Nepalese law, the victim’s family is
entitled to one million rupees (9,680 dollars) in compensation for death caused
by a wild animal.
Although tiger attacks are rare in Nepal,
human-wild animal conflicts are common, raising concerns about the safety of
people living near wildlife reserves.
Nepal is home to 198 endangered wild tigers that
live in protected areas in the country’s southern plains along the border with
India.
NAN
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