Wandering Tiger Makes Its Way Into Siddipet District
Hyderabad: A tiger, which had been tracked in Kamareddy district since the middle of this month and had no signs of its existence for the last week, appeared in Siddipet, which is the first time a tiger has entered this district.
Thus Siddipet became 14thThis The region in Telangana where tigers have made their presence felt for the last five years.
The big cat, which authorities had previously said was a male, likely started its journey from the tiger-rich forests of Maharashtra in search of an area where it could establish its own territory. Along the way, it passed through NW Asifabad and Mancherial districts and most likely passed through Jagitial and Rajanna Siricilla districts before entering the Siddipet district and then passed into Kamareddy district.
The first report of the tiger moving in Siddipet district came from a farmer who reported seeing it very early on Friday in Thoguta, a forest department official said.
Chief Conservator of Forests (head of the forest force) and the state’s chief wildlife warden, Dr. C. Suvarna said officials and staff were monitoring the big cat’s movements.
Siddipet Forest officials started a search as soon as they received the notice of the big cat and found the pug tracks. “Authorities in the three districts have been alerted, teams have been formed to inspect the relevant areas for night patrols and camera traps have been placed in cattle sheds in case the big cat goes to any of them,” a forest department official said.
The unexpected sighting of a tiger in Siddipet district and subsequent discovery of boxer tracks in revenue land near Thoguta village almost next to Mallanasagar reservoir marks the 14th anniversary.This area of the state where tigers make themselves felt or roam.
Earlier, tigers were periodically reported in Mahbubabad, Mulugu, Khammam, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Peddapalli, Nizamabad, in addition to Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda districts where Amrabad tiger reserve is spread and NW Asifabad, Nirmal, Adilabad, Mancherial districts where Kawal tiger reserve and tiger corridor forests connecting Maharasthra’s tiger landscape with Telangana are located. and Kamareddy districts.
Meanwhile, another tiger, which had traveled from Maharashtra to Telangana earlier this year and went from Mancherial to Peddapalli district earlier this month, has also reportedly returned to Mancherial forests.
The official added that there is not much forest area near Thoguta except the reserve forest spread over a small area of 150 hectares.
