Overview
- Forest officials in Yadadri Bhongir said a tiger killed a cow near Turkapally on Monday evening and issued an advisory asking nearby villages to avoid forest areas after dark.
- Pug marks found at the Telangana kill site confirmed tiger presence, and additional trap cameras were deployed as officials said the animal may return to the carcass within a day or two.
- In Andhra Pradesh, camera traps in Eluru’s Beddanuru Reserve Forest indicate a likely new, transient male sub-adult whose stripe pattern did not match state records and showed no territorial markings.
- Eluru authorities linked five recent cattle kills to the roaming tiger, activated tom-tom village alerts, and coordinated day–night surveillance with police and Telangana counterparts.
- In a separate incident, forest officers confirmed a leopard killed a calf in Rajanna Sircilla’s Erragadda Thanda, prompting calls from residents for intensified patrolling and compensation for the farmer.