Tiger: Carcass of cow in Ganjam village: Tiger on prowl | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Residents of Rangabali village in Ganjam district are in panic after the recovery of carcass of a cow killed by a suspected tiger. Forest officials sent the carcass for post-mortem on Sunday.
Owner Gandu Gouda suspected a tiger might have lifted the cow from the cattle shed.Other villagers suspected a Royal Bengal Tiger was on the prowl in the area under Ghumusar North forest division.
Himansu Sekhar Mohanty, divisional forest officer (DFO), Ghumusar North, said they have installed four camera traps in the village to capture the animal’s movement. Around 20 forest personnel have been deployed to monitor the movement of predators. “We are trying to capture the photos of the animal and to ascertain whether it is abig cat or any other predator,” said the DFO. He said the owner would get compensation as per govt guidelines.
In Mar, a predator killed three cows in Buduli village under Muzagarh range. Though camera traps were installed, it could not be ascertained which animal killed the cattle.
Owner Gandu Gouda suspected a tiger might have lifted the cow from the cattle shed.Other villagers suspected a Royal Bengal Tiger was on the prowl in the area under Ghumusar North forest division.
Himansu Sekhar Mohanty, divisional forest officer (DFO), Ghumusar North, said they have installed four camera traps in the village to capture the animal’s movement. Around 20 forest personnel have been deployed to monitor the movement of predators. “We are trying to capture the photos of the animal and to ascertain whether it is abig cat or any other predator,” said the DFO. He said the owner would get compensation as per govt guidelines.
In Mar, a predator killed three cows in Buduli village under Muzagarh range. Though camera traps were installed, it could not be ascertained which animal killed the cattle.
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