Tiger in Polavaram dist. attacks cattle yet again, kills 14 calves
A rehabilitated tiger named 'Explorer' killed 14 calves in a village within the Polavaram district. Forest officials are currently deploying drones and rapid response teams to tranquillise the animal and provide compensation to affected farmers.
Why it matters
This incident underscores the challenges of human-wildlife conflict in areas undergoing resettlement and rehabilitation.
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 report provides a balanced account of the wildlife attack and the government's response.
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