Uttarakhand: Tigress kills cow in Corbett buffer zone

Kankati, a tigress, killed a cow in the buffer zone of Uttarakhand’s Corbett National Park (CNP) on the bank of the Kosi river on Sunday afternoon

Kankati, a tigress, killed a cow in the buffer zone of Uttarakhand’s Corbett National Park (CNP) on the bank of the Kosi river on Sunday afternoon.

Tigress Kankati attacked cattle in the buffer zone of Corbett National Park on the bank of river Kosi. (Deep Rajwar)

The animal has been staying in the area with its three cubs for the past few months.

The tigress signalled its cubs to hide behind a bush and then pounced on a herd of cattle that locals had left behind for grazing.

The herd of cattle went into a tizzy after Kankati hunted down a cow and killed it instantly.

However, the tigress failed to take the kill away, as alert locals raised an alarm.

Soon, Kankati escaped into the tall grassland with its cubs.

Locals came back at the dead of night and took the dead cow away.