The village is surrounded on all sides by steep hills and ravines, a landscape that is not conducive to the traditional Nepalese “ring” hunt method practiced in the flatlands of the terai. There is, however, a single outlet from the valley to the west, leading directly to the Sharda River. With this army of men and elephants forming a U and slowly closing in on the tiger like a massive pincer, it would have been feasible at last to funnel the cat into this narrow pass, and then to corner it against the steep banks of the river.
