The tiger moved into the Eco Sensitive Zone from Lankalapalli via Ramanarasapuram in Buttayagudem mandal of the district. It is presently in the ESZ and is moving towards the National Park,” the DFO said. More than ten enclosed villages are located within the ESZ surrounding Papikondalu National Park. The big cat, believed to have crossed into Eluru district from Telangana’s Kavadigundla forest, after killing a calf there. The tiger entered the Nagavaram Mutha Reserve Forest in Eluru district via Pandirimamidigudem on January 21.