Why tiger become man eater?

Why tigers become man eater?

No tiger is born a man-eater but it is because of our own folly that it starts preying on humans. Sunderkhal is a case in point. It is a charming little village on the outskirts of Jim Corbett National Park. Flanked by River Kosi on one side and the hills of Corbett on the other, it normally gets overlooked by tourists zipping from Ramnagar to Dhangarhi – the main entry point to the world-famous national park. But even those who stop here remain blissfully unaware of Sunderkhal’s scary secret. While travelling from Ramnagar to Dhikala in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, one usually overlooks the part of the road beyond Garjia Temple, which in  recent years has been made an accessible interface on the side of the road beside a gorge. Most of the vehicles travelling on the Ranikhet or Bhartrojkhan circuit stop at this temple and the pujari comes to you with an ‘aarti’ and ‘tilak’ plate. After you cross the noisy bridge on the gorge, immediately the road becomes steep and curvy. A kilometre beyond and the road turns into a flat terrain and then bifurcates. It is here that Sunderkhal starts.

Major points of tiger become man eater.

1) This is usually due to a tiger being incapacitated by a gunshot wound.

2) When tiger attacked on porcupine.

3) Such as health issues.

4) In some cases, tigers will change their natural diet to become man-eaters.

5) Human conflict in their territory.

6) Such as disabilities.