Drones, CCTV cameras deployed to trace tiger after cattle kills in Eluru district
Forest officials in Andhra Pradesh are using drones and CCTV cameras to track a tiger that killed two cows in the Eluru district. Residents have been warned to keep cattle away from forests as authorities attempt to tranquilize the animal.
Why it matters
It illustrates the ongoing human-wildlife conflict in India and the use of modern technology in wildlife management and public safety.
Tension mounted in the forests of the Kannapuram range in Jangareddygudem revenue division of Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh after a tiger killed two cows in the early hours of Thursday (July 30, 2026).
Forest officials sounded an alert in the Koyyalagudem and Buttaigudem forests and began tracking the animal.
“The tiger killed the two cows in the forests near Mangapathidevipeta village in Koyyalagudem. An alert has been sounded in the range,” said Kannapuram Forest Range Officer (FRO) V. Bhanu Prakash.
A pugmark in the Kannapuram range of Eluru district on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
“After killing the cattle, the tiger reportedly moved into the Muttappagudem forests in Buttaigudem mandal,” said Abbu Bulli Raju, a villager.
A team of Forest Department officers, led by Rajamahendravaram Divisional Forest Officer Prabhakar Rao, is trying to tranquillise the animal, said Daveedu Raju, another FRO, who is monitoring the operation.
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