Don't hunt the tiger, Surin officials warn
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Authorities in Surin have urged residents not to try to catch a tiger that previously killed their cattle, saying it could be unsafe to do that.
Muang district chief Sanchai Kongthalerngsiriwattana said that locals should not enter Ta Heep forest at night, where the tiger is believed to live. Officials would catch the tiger as soon as possible, with the aim of taking it to an appropriate forest.
Prasit Chaikla, head of tam?bon Tenmi, said the tiger killed and ate a buffalo and a number of chickens on March 5 and on March 14 – last Wednesday – it killed a cow.
He said officials warned locals not to hunt or kill the tiger, as that was illegal and dangerous.
The Ta Heep forest covers some 3,000 rai and extends over two tambons in Surin.
