Suspected tiger attack: Three cows killed, three injured in Adilabad

Locals said that three cows died after being attacked by an unknown wild animal, when they were grazing in the forests near the village. They suspected that the cattle might have been mauled to death by a tiger

Adilabad: Three cows died, while three other cattle received injuries when an unidentified wild animal, suspected to be a tiger, attacked them in the forests of Pipalkoti village in Pipalkotimandal on Saturday.

Locals said that three cows died after being attacked by an unknown wild animal, when they were grazing in the forests near the village. They suspected that the cattle might have been mauled to death by a tiger. Forest officials said the identity of the wild animal could be established only after recording its pugmarks and inspecting the injuries of the cattle. They said steps were being taken to quickly provide compensation to the farmers in the event of cattle killed by wild animals. They urged the villagers not to venture deep inside of forests for grazing cattle.

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Recently, a cow was killed by a leopard in the forests of Barampur village in Talamadugu mandal. Arka Bheema Bai from the village received minor injuries when a leopard, which was on the prowl, pounced on her at her cattle shed located on the fringes of a forest at Dedra village in Bazarhathnoor mandal on December 14.

On October 23, a cow of Jadav Dileep was mauled to death by a tiger at Chintaguda village in Boath mandal. The male tiger belonging to Tippeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary drifted towards Boath in search of a female companion. It later was sighted in a cotton farm near Chintalbori village.