Bhopal: In a first of its kind case, a cyber-expert based in Pune tried to hack into the digital collar of a tiger which was in Madhya Pradesh to track the movements of the big cat.
The incident prompted authorities at the Bori-Satpura tiger reserve to seek registration of an FIR with a view to a detailed probe into the case.
The matter was discussed during a meeting on Monday between senior officials of Madhya Pradesh wildlife department and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII).
The collar on Panna-211 - the code name for the said tiger which was relocated recently from Panna reserve to Satpura - stopped working from July 24 onwards, according to the minutes of the meeting.
Senior officials have been directed to keep track of the tiger continuously for the next six months.
The collar, which has conked, is still stuck around its neck and will be sent to WII, Dehradun, to find out the reason why it malfunctioned, officials said.
Six tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh - Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Panna, Bori-Satpura, Sanjay Dubri and Pench - contain about 257 big cats. The tiger population in the country was estimated to be 1,706 as per data collected in 2010.
The incident prompted authorities at the Bori-Satpura tiger reserve to seek registration of an FIR with a view to a detailed probe into the case.
The matter was discussed during a meeting on Monday between senior officials of Madhya Pradesh wildlife department and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII).
The collar on Panna-211 - the code name for the said tiger which was relocated recently from Panna reserve to Satpura - stopped working from July 24 onwards, according to the minutes of the meeting.
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Senior officials have been directed to keep track of the tiger continuously for the next six months.
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The collar, which has conked, is still stuck around its neck and will be sent to WII, Dehradun, to find out the reason why it malfunctioned, officials said.
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Six tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh - Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Panna, Bori-Satpura, Sanjay Dubri and Pench - contain about 257 big cats. The tiger population in the country was estimated to be 1,706 as per data collected in 2010.
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