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In a yet different onslaught connected cattle, a antheral tiger, Explorer, killed 14 calves successful Indukuru colony successful Polavaram territory successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday. Earlier connected May 29, the tiger, which was rehabilitated successful the Papikonda National Park from autochthonal scenery of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve successful Maharashtra, reportedly killed 9 cattle.
The tiger resorted to the onslaught connected the time erstwhile the Forest Department unit were prepared to tranquillise the large cat.
“The tiger has attacked 14 calves of cows that were tied successful a shed by the tribals of Indukuru colony successful Devipatnam mandal. However, it did not onslaught connected immoderate unit guarding their cattle,” Rampachodavaram Divisional Forest Officer N. Ramachandra Rao told The Hindu.
In the village, which falls successful the submergence country of the Polavaram irrigation project, lone dairy farmers are rearing their cattle during the summertime arsenic the full colony was rehabilitated to the Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) colony of the Polavaram project.
“We person deployed astir 200 unit drawn from assorted wings of the wood section to tranquillise the tiger. Six Rapid Response Teams, 4 teams of frontline unit who really tranquillise the tiger and drones are being deployed for the tranquillisation of the tiger,” Mr. Rao said.
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) N. Nageswara Rao and Chief Conservator of Forest successful Rajahmundry, Jyothi rushed connected Wednesday assured the cattle owners of providing compensation.
