If my geography of this place is correct, this is not the core zone and is almost the fringes of the social forestry area. A friend has permanently relocated here with his family (enough of the concrete jungle) and we spend a lot of time here. The place is a combination of shrubby and a bushy terrain, often with a lot of troughs and mounds all over. It is extremely difficult to trek, leave alone run and for aged people, this is not a terrain for a trek in the first place.

Of late, such incidents of animals attacking tourists are on the rise, more on the Masinagudi side. Perhaps this is an indication of the increase in tourist inflow on one hand and locals and untrained touts posing as guides and trackers, hoping to make a fast buck on the other. This also has a bearing on the rigidity of the enforcement of jungle rules, while still allowing resorts to operate such illegal treks and safaris in and around the jungles.

regards
Rajan