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Forest officials in Mancherial have advised villagers to correctly identify tiger and leopard pugmarks to avoid panic. With images often shared on social media, officials explained key differences in size, shape and depth, urging verification before posting.

The movement of a migrant tiger near coal mines in Mancherial district has kept forest and SCCL officials on high alert. Extensive safety measures, including CCTV camera traps and joint patrols, have been put in place to protect both miners and the animal.

A tiger believed to have strayed from Tadoba National Park in Maharashtra triggered panic in Navegaon and Itikalpahad villages of Sirpur (T) mandal, Telangana. Authorities have confirmed pugmarks at the site and advised residents to remain vigilant and avoid solitary movement.

Villagers have been advised to remain cautious, move in groups, and avoid sending cattle too deep into the forest. Forest staff urged residents to report any sightings or signs of the tiger and said awareness drives were underway to educate locals on safety measures.

Luxettipet Forest Range Officer A Subhash, requested the residents of the three villages and surrounding forest fringe habitations to be careful of the tigress

Sources said that the tigress, named B1, entered the forests of Chittapur and Potyala villages, which witness hunting of wild animals at regular intervals

Forest officials said the tigress stayed in the forests of Ameenguda beat under the Goleti Section of the Rebbena range. Its pugmarks were recorded at a stream. Two CCTV cameras were installed, while animal trackers were deployed to trail the movement of the tigress

The tiger vanished into the forests, they said, adding that they then informed forest officials and locals about the incident

Locals said that the wild animal killed sheep belonging to Dandiga Bapu, Binkar Shankar and Ramagiri Shankar by attacking the herd at around 2 am

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.

District Forest Officer Nagini Banu reported that tiger pugmarks were spotted in a cotton field on the outskirts of Parimandal village. She mentioned that the tiger's movements are being monitored using CCTV cameras and animal trackers. The gender and age of the tiger are yet to be determined.

The suspected tiger, which was suspected to have killed a tribal farmer to death at Gondapur village in Wankidi mandal on Tuesday drifted towards Kaghaznagar on Thursday evening.

The pugmarks of a big cat spotted at a checkpost on the outskirts of Kaghaznagar has triggered panic among locals

Forest Department officials who verified CCTV footage in the Shamshabad area said they could not find any pugmarks

Vemulawada Range Forest Range Officer M Venugopal said the pug marks were of dogs after careful study of the 'pug marks' on the ground

Sandeep and his friend Mahesh, belonging to Baddampalli, were heading to Nakkalapalli at around 7 pm and saw a tiger near a tree in the deep forests on the route

Sources said that the big cat tried to attack the labourers when they were picking cotton in the field

Hyderabad: The Forest Department which intensified its search for the tiger that attacked and killed a tribal youth at Girelli forest area of Rebanna Range in Asifabad division, have found fresh pugmarks of the tiger indicating that the feline has moved towards Penchikalpet Range of Kagaznagar division bordering Maharashtra. According to Chief Wildlife Warden R […]