Overview
- Forest officials say the tiger attacked a calf at Gandamalla on Sunday morning, dragged it about a kilometre, and fed on the carcass on nearby rocks.
- Camera traps were installed and a cage was placed at the kill site as multiple teams, including five tiger trackers, continued round-the-clock monitoring with thermal drones.
- Gandamalla’s sarpanch reported residents were told to avoid fields and return home before dusk, with shepherds advised to stay out of forest patches.
- Pugmarks were recorded near Chinna Laxmapur on Saturday after a truck driver reported seeing the tiger chase a wild boar near Vasalamarri around 1 a.m.
- Officials believe the big cat dispersed from Maharashtra and has previously targeted cattle in several villages, though reported totals differ across accounts.