Tiger sighted near coal mine in Telangana's Komaram Bheem district
HYDERABAD: A tiger was sighted near a mine in Telangana 's Komaram Bheem district, 306 km from state capital Hyderabad, on Wednesday.
Forest officials who are closely monitoring the area have set up camera traps to track the movements of the tiger. A video and pictures of the tiger standing on a heap of mud adjacent to the road, closer to the Tiryani forests , went viral on social media .
The coal mine workers who quickly returned to Tiryani block headquarters informed the forest officials about the tiger.
According to a forest official in Asifabad , it could be the same tiger which had been seen in some other villages near the forests for the last few weeks. "We have been trying to capture it, but it has been elusive," the official said.
Apparently, the tiger had come form Kadamba forest in Asifabad district and had sneaked into Tiryani areas. "It was first spotted drinking water at Gundala river under Rebbena block. There were reports that the tiger later wandered into human habitations at Rachapalli village under Tandur block, where it killed a bull," the forest official said.
According to a forest official in Asifabad , it could be the same tiger which had been seen in some other villages near the forests for the last few weeks. "We have been trying to capture it, but it has been elusive," the official said.
Apparently, the tiger had come form Kadamba forest in Asifabad district and had sneaked into Tiryani areas. "It was first spotted drinking water at Gundala river under Rebbena block. There were reports that the tiger later wandered into human habitations at Rachapalli village under Tandur block, where it killed a bull," the forest official said.
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