Wolf Attack In Baraich: Baraich is terrified with the recent frequent wolf attacks it has witnessed. The man-eater wolf killed a three-year-old girl and injured and injured two other women in the most recent attack. Amid the fear, another man-eating wolf was caught in the forest department's cage on Tuesday morning taking the total number of wolfs caught so far to five.
Since last March, wolves have attacked Makkapurva, Aurahi Jagir, Kolela, Nathuwapur, Badariya, Nakwa, Nayapurva and other nearby villages of Hardi police station. Ten people including eight innocent children have been killed so far while more than 37 people have been injured. Four cages and eight thermosensor cameras were installed in the forest to catch them. Surveillance was started with thermal drones.
Four wolves were caught a few days ago. Other wolves of the clan escaped from there by dodging the police. The forest department again laid a trap to catch them. Finally, after a lot of hard work, on Tuesday morning, the female wolf was caught in the forest department's cage near Haribax Purwa of Sisayya Churamani. The forest workers took her to the range office. After the wolf was caught, the forest workers and villagers heaved a sigh of relief. Divisional Forest Officer Ajit Pratap Singh says that five wolves have been caught. Other wolves will also be caught.
Meanwhile, in a bid to combat the persisting wolf threat in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, the forest department called Dr Shaheer Khan, a wildlife expert from Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun, with an experience of 8 years in search and rescue of wolves.
Speaking with ANI, Dr Khan said that wolves are social animals, and generally they are in packs of 4, 6, or 8, and they have an alpha pair (parent) who acts as the leader of the pack, and in this case it's a pack of 6. We are trying our best to rescue them. I am also giving my expertise to the forest team to learn their behaviour, ecology, biology, and many times their pugmarks, as they are very similar to jackals.
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Forest General Manager Sanjay Pathak has voiced his disapproval over false reports and rumours concerning the recent wolf attacks. Pathak criticised certain media outlets for misidentifying jackals as wolves and said, "Many media persons are running news without confirmation and calling jackals as wolves."