The Champawat Tiger was a man-eating Bengal tigress, believed to have been active from the year 1895 to 1907. She is believed to have been responsible for up to 436 human deaths.
The tiger began her man-eating activities in the country of Nepal, actively hunting down local people as they made their way through the jungle. As the tiger’s appetite and infamy began to grow, the Nepalese sent hunters to exterminate the threat. The tiger, however, evaded these attempts on her life, and eventually the Nepalese Army was called in to chase the animal away. The tigress, frightened by the advancing troop of armed soldiers, was eventually driven out of Nepal, but not before slaying up to 200 people during her time there.
Shortly after her exile, the tigress resumed her man-eating activities in the district of Kumaon in India. Over a four year period, she had managed to add over 230 more human lives to her kill count, prompting the Indian government to offer a substantial reward for her destruction.
Eventually her reign of terror, which quickly began to centre around the district of Champawat, attracted the attention of British-Indian hunter (and later conservationist) Jim Corbett. He travelled to Champawat, agreeing to hunt the tiger under the conditions that the government reward first be rescinded, and that other (government-sent) hunters be withdrawn.
Shortly after his arrival to Champawat, the man-eater struck again. A girl, estimated to have been 16 or 17 years of age, was collecting sticks beneath the trees when the tiger appeared and caught her by the throat. Corbett followed the trail of blood left by the beast for several hours, however, it was too late to save the latest victim. He returned to the nearby village, and organised the villagers, instructing them on how best to drive the tiger into the path of his rifle. Shortly thereafter, the plan was put in motion, and the Champawat man-eater, chased from the cover of the jungle by the sound of shouting villagers and beating drums, was finally killed by Jim Corbett.
The tiger’s remains were examined prior to skinning, and Corbett quickly came to the conclusion that the tigress’ man-eating activities were prompted by the loss of two of her canine teeth. It is believed that the tiger, unable to kill her natural prey, resorted to man eating to survive. The animal was confirmed dead in 1907, with an estimated body count of 436 people. A cement board, located near the Chataar bridge, was laid down to mark the spot where the tigress was brought down.
In 1997, the Guinness Book of world records named the Champawat tigress as the most prolific man-eating tiger on record.
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