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Man-eating tiger claims ninth victim; partially eaten body of farmer found in jungle

In northern India one tiger killed a young farmer and he it is the ninth victim of the man-eater. In India the tiger-hunting has long been illegal, but the government has licensed six hunters to capture or kill the tigress who has terrorized local villagers. The villagers are living in fear because they have many tigers close to them in the forest and children are now being asked not to go to the forest, particularly early in the morning or after sunset.

India is home to half the world's dwindling tiger population and the attacks are rare, but these animals are losing their natural habitat and that it is causing man and beast to live into closer proximity.

In my opinion that situation is really complicated because we can't kill all the tigers but also we have to take care about the local villagers. It is understandable that the villagers are living in fear because they have many tigers close to them in the forest so they are in danger. but I don't think that we have to kill the tigers because they were there first and they have the same right as the humans to live there. May be we can move them to somewhere without humans.