However, according to forest department officials, the sighting needs to be ascertained.
Forest officials have decided to convene an inter-state meeting to seek cooperation, discuss the matter and initiate joint action wherever required.
According to forest officials posted in the Khanapur region, villagers from Navga and bauxite mining workers spotted the tiger dragging a carcass of a village dog into the forest on Wednesday. The villagers said the tiger could be living in a cave that still exists deep inside the Navga forests.
Forests officials are not ruling out any such possibility as a tiger was spotted on camera set by forest officials of Belgaum in forests bordering Khanapur and Goa last year.
