Forest officials track tiger stray in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri after calf attacks

A male tiger, around 10 years old, attacked calves in Ibrahimpur village, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri. Forest Department teams are monitoring camera traps, analyzing tiger scat, and urging villagers to report any sightings as the tiger moves from Peddapalli and Siddipet.

Hyderabad: The Forest Department teams continue to check the camera traps to track the movement of tiger that strayed into the Yadadri Bhuvanigiri district.

The male tiger, aged around 10 years, attacked calves on Monday in Ibrahimpur village in Turkapally of Yadadri Bhuvanigiri district. It was not spotted since in and around the villages and forest officials suspect it might be staying in the forest or moved away to some other terrain. A day before, the tiger attacked cattle in the Ibrahimpur village, a local farmer in the neighbouring village had noticed the pug mark in his field and alerted the forest officials.

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“We have collected the scat of the tiger and sent it to the CCMB. Also, our beat officers and staff are checking the camera trap to track the presence and movement of tiger,” said an official of the forest department.

The forest officials, however, have asked the villagers to be vigilant and inform them if they notice pugmarks of the tiger in the fields or the tiger anywhere. The tiger is suspected to have crossed over into the district from Peddapalli and Siddipet, where it was spotted a fortnight ago.