Wandering tiger kills calf in Rajapet mandal of Yadadri-Bhongir

A wandering tiger killed a calf in Basantpur village of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district on Monday night. Forest officials have launched tracking operations and plan to install camera traps and set up a cage to monitor the animal’s movement.

Hyderabad: A wandering tiger on Monday night killed a calf at Basantpur village in Rajapet mandal of Yadadri Bhongir district.

A farmer, K Ramesh, had left the cattle in a shed near a well in his village at night. In the morning, when he went to milk the cows, he found a calf missing. The tiger had attacked and dragged the calf some distance away from his field. After partially feeding on the calf, it left the carcass there.

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“Apparently, the tiger was disturbed due to the movement of villagers and ran away. It may return later to feed on the remaining carcass. Camera traps will be installed and a cage will be set up here,” said a forest official.

Village sarpanch Bhaskar Reddy said the animal is suspected to have moved towards the Laxmipura forest. “The animal tracker checked the pug marks near the village fringes, and it is suspected to have moved towards the Laxmipura forest area,” he said.

Local forest officials, accompanied by tiger trackers and police, are tracking the movement of the tiger.

The tiger has been moving within a radius of around 30 kilometres over the past one week.