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Karimnagar: The recent surfacing of a sloth bear in the Satavahana University campus has been giving sleepless nights for Forest department officials who have been unsuccessful in trapping it so far. Besides placing cages, the forest officials also placed cameras in different locations of the campus to track the movement of the wild animal, but […]

Mancherial: A female adult sloth bear that got caught in an iron snare was rescued by Forest department officials from the forest near Gudipet village in Hajipur mandal on Sunday. Foresters said the anteater was stuck in the wire noose while it was quenching its thirst at a water body in the forest. A rescue […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A tribal farmer suffered injuries when a sloth bear attacked him at Thatiguda hamlet under Kohinoor gram panchayat in Sirpur (U) mandal on Thursday. The incident came to light on Friday. This is the second man-animal conflict reported from this region this week. Sirpur (U) Forest Range Officer Bhumesh said Athram Bhimrao, […]

Villagers tried to scare it away by wielding sticks, but the bear lunged at them leading to a chaotic situation in the village

A train moving towards Sirpur (T) hit the animal, resulting in its death.

Adilabad: A farmer sustained serious injuries when a sloth bear attacked him while he was working in his agriculture field on the outskirts of Nandigaon village in Thalamadugu mandal on Saturday.  His condition is said to be critical. Echoda Forest Divisional Officer Barnoba said Mesram Laxman, a resident of Nandigaon village, suffered injuries on his […]

The bear was spotted near the Double Bedroom Houses colony at Padamati Narsapuram village in the mandal

Kothagudem: A sloth bear that strayed into villages in Julurpad mandal in the district in the past couple of days has been sending panic waves among the people. The bear was spotted near the Double Bedroom Houses colony at Padamati Narsapuram village in the mandal. A resident of the colony M Nagendra Babu said they […]

Medak: A farmer has sustained serious injuries in an attack by a herd of sloth in Kothapally village in Haveli Ghanpur Mandal on Friday early morning. The victim was identified as Narla Mogulaiah (51). He was rushed to Area Hospital Medak and shifted to Gandhi Hospital Secunderabad later after providing first aid. According to locals, Mogulaiah went to […]