Should forest rangers hunt down a man-eating tiger? That question was at the center of a Supreme Court case in India last month. Because tigers are endangered, killing them in India requires special permission. Forest rangers argued that a five-year-old tigress, named T-1, had killed 13 people in central India in the past two years, and they needed to hunt her to protect villagers. But conservationists said T-1 had killed only in self-defense when people ventured into her territory. The Court ruled that the hunt could go on, but the rangers should try their best to capture T-1 and put her in a zoo. After decades of decline, the Indian tiger population is on the rise, thanks to conservation efforts. But clashes with humans are also rising, as more villages expand into the tigers’ habitats. Following the court decision, rangers said they would attempt to ride elephants into the forest to capture her. But forestry official K.M. Abharna knew that wouldn’t be easy. “She’s very clever,” Abharna says.