Tiger moves towards Siddipet from Yadadri Bhuvangiri

The tiger that triggered fear in villages of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district for the past fortnight is suspected to have crossed into Siddipet district, with pug marks found at Thirumalapur village. Forest officials have asked residents in border villages to remain alert.

Hyderabad: The tiger that created a sense of fear in villages of Turkapally mandal in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district for past fortnight is suspected to have crossed over into Siddipet district.

On Thursday, the pug marks of the tiger were found in the agriculture fields in the Thirumalapur village on the border of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri and Siddipet districts.

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A farmer noticed the pug marks of the tiger in the fields in the morning and alerted the village Sarpanch in turn informed the forest officials.

“A team of forest officials came to the village and lifted the pug marks of the tiger. A farmer claimed to have sighted the tiger and his claims are being verified,” said Venkatesh Yadav, sarpanch of Thirumalapur village.

Following reports of pug marks in Thirumalapur village, a sense of fear gripped the neighbouring villages of Srinivaspuram, Dharmaram and Veerareddipally. Teams of the forest officials visited the villages and asked the residents to be on alert.

The tiger is now believed to be moving around the Peerlapally forest area. No fresh cattle attack case was reported in last three days in the Yadadri Bhuvanagiri.

Until Wednesday afternoon, the tiger was wandering around Dattaipally and Ibrahimpur villages. It has preyed upon the cattle it had killed on Monday at the forest on outskirts of Dattaipally where forest officials had set up camera traps and a cage with goat as bait. Teams of animal trackers from the reserve forest joined the efforts to avoid a man – tiger conflict in the district and also ensure safety of the tiger.

The tiger is believed to have crossed over into Telangana from Maharashtra and reached Yadadri Bhuvangiri after wandering through Adilabad, Karimnagar, Peddapalli and Bhuvanagiri.
The forest officials said that the tiger is now moving from south towards north direction and might be heading back to Maharashtra.