Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe FLORENCE, Italy, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A tiger hunt is on in the hills surrounding Florence, Italy, after police determined multiple sightings of a big cat were credible. Police, forest rangers, dog teams and helicopters combed the forests while traps with wild boar meat were set along trails the animal was likely to take, the Italian news agency ANSA reported Wednesday. Officials say they're confident they can lure the animal out of hiding. Advertisement Police dubbed their prey "Kabir," the name of an Indian actor who played Sandokan, a pirate and jungle adventurer introduced to the literary world in the late 19th century by Italian author Emilio Salgari. "The sightings are credible," a police spokesman said. Skeptics say no zoo or circus has reported a tiger going AWOL. No one has reported any livestock or indigenous animal deaths by an animal resembling a tiger, police said.
