The incident prompted authorities at the Bori-Satpura tiger reserve to seek registration of an FIR with a view to a detailed probe into the case.
The matter was discussed during a meeting on Monday between senior officials of Madhya Pradesh wildlife department and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII).
Dr K Ramesh of WII, who was present at the meeting, said somebody had tried to hack into the Iridium Satellite Collar from Pune in Maharashtra.
The collar was put on the roughly three-year-old tiger by WII officials.
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The tiger was followed using a 'camera trap' and was also spotted physically by forest department officials on Sept. 14.
Senior officials have been directed to keep track of the tiger continuously for the next six months. Besides, it was decided that the Iridium collar on the tiger would be replaced by a new Very High Frequency (VHF) collar after it acclimatises to the new environs in Satpura reserve.
"It is a very serious matter. For the first time, a techie has tried to hack a tiger's collar. It is an attempt to poach tigers in Madhya Pradesh. We want a detailed probe into the matter," said Bhopal-based wildlife activist Ajay Dubey.
Six tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh - Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Panna, Bori-Satpura, Sanjay Dubri and Pench - contain about 257 big cats. The tiger population in the country was estimated to be 1,706 as per data collected in 2010.