Tiger sightings rumoured across Telangana villages, officials on alert

Rumours of tiger sightings and pugmarks in fields across villages in Jangaon, Yadadri, Rajapet and Alair have kept forest officials on high alert. Villagers continue to report pugmarks, prompting officials to deploy teams widely to ease public fear.

Hyderabad : Rumours of sightings of tiger or pugmarks in fields at different villages are keeping the forest officials on their toes. 

On Thursday, while the forest teams were busy tracking the tiger in Jangaon district, their phones kept ringing with villagers reporting spotting pug marks in fields in Rajapet, Yadadri, Alair and other mandals.

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“Taking into consideration the fear among the public, we have to send teams everywhere. It is an unavoidable task,” said a forest official. 

Following the attacks on cattle in three districts Jangaon, Siddipet and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, forest teams from all three districts are coordinating efforts.

Tiger trackers from Kagaznagar and Amarabad have reached the affected areas and are assisting local forest officials.