Champawat Tiger

The Champawat Tigress was a female Bengal Tiger shot in 1907 by Jim Corbett. It was responsible for 436 documented deaths in the Kumaon area of India mostly during the 19th century.

She was arguably the worst man eater in recorded history. She killed in two different countries (India and Nepal) and was so bold that she roamed the roads outside villages, roaring and terrorizing the villagers. The tigress had made a kill (a 16 year old girl) the day she was bagged by Jim Corbett. Most of her victims were women and children. In Champawat town, one can see a "cement board", rather eye-catchingly made with black text on a yellow background, marking the place where the tigress was finally brought down. The details about the Champawat Tigress and how it was brought down can be found in the book titled "Maneaters of Kumaon" appropriately authored by none other than Jim Corbett himself.

External links

• Guinness entry
• http://website.lineone.net/~corbett_group/First/CORBETT2/Second/Life1917to48.htm