bhopal a tiger that had been roaming in betul district is now prowling the compound of a coal handling plant in sarni areathis tiger which seems to have strayed from satpura tiger reserve or from maharashtra has been seen in the region for two and a half years now its pugmarks have been spotted in human habitation superimposed clearly on tractor tyre marks on soil adil khan a wildlife enthusiast has informed forest officials about the presence of the tiger at the coal plant and urged them to send a rescue team the tiger has made some cattle kills in the area he saysaccording to khan the satpuramailkal corridor which serves as a vital habitat for wildlife movement has suffered significant tree loss with approximately 1500 trees being felled recently the destruction of this corridor due to extensive mining activities poses a threat to its existence he warnedinterestingly another nomad tiger from maharashtra gained attention in 2018 for its remarkable dispersal journey covering the longest distance in the shortest time recorded in the country this tiger was captured from the same locality and tranquilized in kanha national park before being relocated to van vihar in bhopalofficials say that the captured tiger had multiple opportunities to survive in the wild but repeatedly strayed into human settlements consequently in accordance with the 2019 guidelines of the national tiger conservation authority ntca the authorities deemed it dangerous to human life and decided to keep it in an enclosurethe fiveyearold male tiger weighing around 180 kg had traveled 510 km from chandrapur in maharashtra to palaspani in betul madhya pradesh between august and december 2018 along its journey it was responsible for the deaths of three humans as it sought new territory the tiger was captured by officials from the satpura tiger reserve near a flyash pond in the sarni area on december 10 2018 and subsequently transferred to kanha where it remained in an enclosure for approximately 45 dayskhan emphasized the need to preserve the natural corridors between the two states stating that continued deforestation and mining activities would force tigers to stray into human habitats leading to further conflicts tnn