Karnataka Forest Department confirmed the
presence of a male tiger in the Kishkindha Hills of Koppal district
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Karnataka Forest
Department confirmed the presence of a male tiger in the Kishkindha Hills of
Koppal district on 24 August 2026.
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A camera trap installed
in Temba village of Gangavathi taluk recorded the tiger on 23 August 2026.
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Officials described the
sighting as a rare return of the tiger to the region after nearly five decades.
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The scientific name of
the tiger is Panthera tigris.
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The tiger is a large
carnivore belonging to the family Felidae.
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In India, tigers are
protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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The tiger is listed under
Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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A camera trap is a
remotely triggered device used to photograph or record wildlife without direct
human presence.
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Forest departments use
camera traps for species monitoring, population estimation and movement
tracking.
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Following reports of
tiger sightings by local residents, 50 camera traps were deployed in the area.
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The camera traps were
installed across Sanapura, Basapura and Temba villages.
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The use of multiple
camera traps is an important field technique for wildlife surveillance and
monitoring.
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The Kishkindha Hills are
located in Koppal district of northern Karnataka, near the Hampi landscape.
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Wildlife officials
identified dry deciduous forests and thorny scrub vegetation in the
Sanapura-Basapura hill range as the tiger’s habitat.
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Dry deciduous forests are
seasonal forests in which trees shed their leaves during the dry season.
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Thorny scrub vegetation
generally occurs in low-rainfall areas with sparse tree cover.
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Such habitats can provide
prey and shelter for large carnivores like tigers.
