Champawat Tiger

Champawat Tiger
Other namesChampawat tigress, Demon of Champawat, Devil of Champawat, Maneater of Champawat
SpeciesBengal tiger
SexFemale
Bornc. 1895-1897
Died1907 (aged 10-12)
Cause of deathShot to death by Jim Corbett
Known forKilling and eating 436 people

The Champawat Tiger was a female Bengal tiger responsible for an estimated 436 deaths in Nepal and the Kumaon division of India, during the last years of the 19th century and the first years of the 20th century. She was shot and killed on 12 May 1907 by the 31-year-old Jim Corbett after a hunt involving a beat with 298 men.