Tigers are facing the threat from poachers of not only Telangana, but neighbouring Maharashtra as well. They are also losing their lives after accidentally touching electrified fences set up by hunters for killing wild animals near forest streams.
Tourists on a tiger safari spotted the big cat which stopped in its tracks after noticing the safari vehicle in Farhabad of Amrabad mandal in Nagarkurnool district
Farmers in Maganuru, Krishna, Makthal, Utkoor, Narwah, Devarkadra and many other places have been complaining about blackbucks and spotted deer invading their fields frequently.
With NBAGR recognition, the breed's popularity has soared, and with it the fortunes of cattle farmers what with a pair now fetching Rs 70,000 from the earlier Rs 40,000