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Woman spots big cat in Orri Narsayyapally village of Nallabelli mandal, alerts other farmers

Officials reported that an adult tigress from the Kerameri mandal in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district recently ventured into the Luxettipet range in search of new territory. The tigress's movement was captured by a CCTV camera trap set up by the department in the range's forests, according to a forest official.

Forest officials stated that thorough arrangements were made to ensure the smooth conduct of the event. They anticipated the participation of 150 bird watchers, nature enthusiasts, and wildlife photographers from across the state, as well as from Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Participants would be provided with accommodation, dining, and transportation facilities.

Forest officials however clarified that the message with the video claiming it to be from Karimnagar was fake, and that the video was actually not from Karimnagar or even from Telangana

Forest officials reported that leopard pugmarks were found in the Ameenpur forest beat near the village. They urged locals to remain cautious and advised farmers not to enter agricultural fields before 10 a.m. and to leave by 4 p.m. They also recommended that cotton growers work in groups and wear face masks for added safety.

Forest officials said the tiger was sighted by department staffers in the forests of Sirpur (T). They stated its movement was being tracked

The forest officials claimed that the application was processed within 12 hours for the first time and granted the compensation to the farmer.

Forest officials emphasized that supplying electricity to agricultural lands near the forest could pose a danger to wild animals, as farmers might install electric fences to protect their crops from wild boars, buffaloes, and other wildlife. On Saturday, ITDA project officer B. Rahul, along with forest and electricity officials, visited the village. The electricity officials informed him that 25 poles would need to be installed to create a three-phase electricity line, enabling tribal farmers to irrigate their crops using borewells.

The leopard killed a dog belonging to a farmer at a chilli field at Suraram village in the mandal and dragged it into the nearby forests

Reports indicate that Forest Section Officer Vinod and two other officials were on patrol duty Thursday night when they spotted an earth mover being used to uproot trees. They seized the machine and brought it to the forest office. Shortly after, the owner, Ganta Suraj Reddy, arrived with two accomplices and began attacking Vinod and the other staff members with iron rods.

A leopard was trapped in a neighbouring village three months ago and all measures were being taken to trap the leopard that was on the prowl now.

Radhakrishna from Akondapet was apprehended for killing the lizard in his farm and trying to consume its meat.

Forest officials asked the locals to be cautious of the tiger and advised them to avoid sudden confrontation with the tiger and not to harm it

According to reports, the tribals were living outside the village in huts and on Sunday morning, about 15 forest officials came and forcefully evicted the tribals from their huts and demolished them.

Farmer finds carcass of half-eaten calf, says this is second incident in last few months

According to Bhainsa Forest Range Officer Ramesh Rathod, the accused, Ryapanwar Bhujang, a daily wage earner from the village, was apprehended for poaching the lizard and cooking its meat.

According to reports, since the last two days, the bear has been seen roaming between Mengaram Road and Gandhari Road. People have even captured video of the bear.

The raids were conducted by Kinnersani FDO Babu along with FRO Srinivas Reddy, FSO Kranthi , FBOs Anusha, Sarada, Ramesh and Jagna, base camp watchers in Kranthi nagar, Gatumalla forest areas in the mandal.

A 63-year-old farmer was trampled to death by an elephant at Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) here on Friday, the forest officials said.

The cause of their death will be known only after a post-mortem was conducted, a senior forest official said.