Tiger in Polavaram dist. attacks cattle yet again, kills 14 calves
A male tiger named Explorer attacked cattle in Indukuru village, killing 14 calves. This incident follows a previous attack where the tiger killed nine cattle. The Forest Department is taking measures to tranquillise the tiger while assuring compensation to affected cattle owners.
- ▪The tiger killed 14 calves in a shed where they were tied by local tribals.
- ▪This is the second attack by the tiger since it was rehabilitated from Maharashtra's Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve.
- ▪The Forest Department has deployed nearly 200 personnel and various teams to tranquillise the tiger.
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In a yet another attack on cattle, a male tiger, Explorer, killed 14 calves in Indukuru village in Polavaram district in the early hours of Wednesday. Earlier on May 29, the tiger, which was rehabilitated in the Papikonda National Park from native landscape of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, reportedly killed nine cattle.The tiger resorted to the attack on the day when the Forest Department personnel were prepared to tranquillise the big cat.“The tiger has attacked 14 calves of cows that were tied in a shed by the tribals of Indukuru village in Devipatnam mandal. However, it did not attack on any personnel guarding their cattle,” Rampachodavaram Divisional Forest Officer N.
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