Panic gripped villagers of Turkapally, Kothapally, Molkamamidi, Venkateswarlabavi in Amrabad mandal in Nallamalla forests following movement of a wild cat in the villages.
According to reports, on Friday night a Cheetah attacked and killed a cow and four goats near Turkapally village. The wild cat left after cowherds raised an alarm and chased it away.
Forest Department officials said as the villages were close to the Rajiv Reserve Forest Sanctuary in Nallamalla forests, and wild animals tend to venture into villages.
On Saturday morning, forest officials patrolled the villages and drums were used to make the wild cat move into deep forests. Villagers informed that water sources like ponds, tanks etc had dried up much ahead of summer and wild animals were venturing into villages.
Though, it is an annual practice of the Forest Department officials to provide water or fill up tanks in summer season in the forests, they were yet to take up the task this year, villagers alleged.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/wild-cat-ventures-into-villages/article4374194.ece
According to reports, on Friday night a Cheetah attacked and killed a cow and four goats near Turkapally village. The wild cat left after cowherds raised an alarm and chased it away.
Forest Department officials said as the villages were close to the Rajiv Reserve Forest Sanctuary in Nallamalla forests, and wild animals tend to venture into villages.
On Saturday morning, forest officials patrolled the villages and drums were used to make the wild cat move into deep forests. Villagers informed that water sources like ponds, tanks etc had dried up much ahead of summer and wild animals were venturing into villages.
Though, it is an annual practice of the Forest Department officials to provide water or fill up tanks in summer season in the forests, they were yet to take up the task this year, villagers alleged.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/wild-cat-ventures-into-villages/article4374194.ece
Cheetah in India went extinct in the 1950s.. Looks like the The Hindu Correspondent while reporting the conflict panicked along with the local people.
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