Tiger Roaming Military Base
Search on for Tiger Roaming Military Base
NEW ORLEANS, La. - A massive search is underway at Fort Polk military base in western Louisiana for a Bengal tiger running loose in the base's pine-covered hills.
Military spokesmen said on Wednesday a team of 100 soldiers, trackers, trappers and police officers using military helicopters and armed with tranquilizer darts had fanned out across the 198,000-acre base in search of the animal.
The tiger is wearing a collar. How it got on the base is a mystery, said Fort Polk spokesman Maj. Ron Elliott.
"We think it belongs to somebody," he said.
The tiger was first spotted on Friday and has been seen at least seven times since, he said.
Capt. Karla Fees, located at a command post for the search, said the hope is to tranquilize and capture the tiger.
"We're doing everything we can to spot it, to find out where he's at so we can get to him and tranquilize him," she said.
"We're advising the local population to be extremely diligent. Don't go wandering out in the woods or anything like that on your own," Elliott said.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - A massive search is underway at Fort Polk military base in western Louisiana for a Bengal tiger running loose in the base's pine-covered hills.
Military spokesmen said on Wednesday a team of 100 soldiers, trackers, trappers and police officers using military helicopters and armed with tranquilizer darts had fanned out across the 198,000-acre base in search of the animal.
The tiger is wearing a collar. How it got on the base is a mystery, said Fort Polk spokesman Maj. Ron Elliott.
"We think it belongs to somebody," he said.
The tiger was first spotted on Friday and has been seen at least seven times since, he said.
Capt. Karla Fees, located at a command post for the search, said the hope is to tranquilize and capture the tiger.
"We're doing everything we can to spot it, to find out where he's at so we can get to him and tranquilize him," she said.
"We're advising the local population to be extremely diligent. Don't go wandering out in the woods or anything like that on your own," Elliott said.
