Indian forest officials captured an elusive adult tiger, which had become a menace to several villages, near Bandipur National Park in southern India.<br /><br />The adult tiger would stray out of the forest and prey on cattle. The animal, which had killed at least 20 cattle and a goat, had created panic in the region. <br /><br />Officials had been tracking the animal over the last two weeks. The massive tiger, which moved in a vast territory of over 1,000 hectares, proved to be elusive. <br /><br />On May 18, the animal was sighted near Vaddagere village and over 100 forest officials and four captive elephants started combing the area. <br /><br />At 11 a.m. on May 19, the animal was spotted at a farm and the officials successfully captured it after tranquilising it with darts. <br /><br />Officials took the tiger away and said it would be released away from human habitat.
