Bhediya News UP: The people of Bahraich district fearing wolf attacks are not getting relief. Amid the increasing number of attacks by these man-eating wolves, experts say that wolves are vengeful animals. In past years, incidents have seen how humans harmed wolf cubs and the wolves then became man-eaters. According to experts, the same pattern is being seen this time as well.
Experts say that these attacks are being carried out in the past by humans in retaliation for harming their children. Gyan Prakash Singh, a retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer and former forest officer of the Katarnia Ghat Wildlife Division in Bahraich district, says based on his experience that wolves have a tendency to take revenge and in the past, their cubs were killed. . They must have been harmed or killed in some way by humans, in return for which these attacks are taking place.
A similar incident happened 25 years ago and then…
Gyan Prakash Singh is now associated with ‘Wildlife Trust of India’ as a consultant. He said, ’20-25 years ago, more than 50 innocent children were killed in an attack by wolves on the banks of Sai river in Jaunpur and Pratapgarh districts of Uttar Pradesh. On investigation, it was found that some cubs had entered the den of wolves and killed two of their cubs. The wolf retaliates and this is why more than 50 human children are killed in their attack. The same seems to be the case in Bahraich.
The animals became enraged after the death of the wolf cub…
‘After an in-depth investigation of wolf attacks in Jaunpur and Pratapgarh, it was found that the wolves became very aggressive after the death of their cubs. Some of the wolves were caught during the forest department operation but the man-eating pair survived and succeeded in their revenge mission. However, later the cannibals were shot and such incidents stopped.
Behraich’s pattern shows the same psychology of wolves…
Singh says that the pattern of attacks in the villages of Mahsi tehsil of Bahraich is also similar. Therefore, the possibility that wolves are retaliating for harming or killing their cubs cannot be ruled out. He said, two wolf cubs were crushed to death by a tractor in Bahraich in January-February this year. When the enraged wolves started attacking, the attacking wolves were captured and released 40-50 km away in the Chakia forest of Bahraich. Maybe there was a mistake here…
“The Czech forest is not a natural habitat for wolves,” Singh said. It is more likely that these wolves have returned from Chakiya to their base on the banks of the Ghaghra river and are carrying out revenge attacks. He said, ‘There is little hope that the four wolves caught so far are all cannibals. It is quite possible that one of the cannibals was caught but the other escaped. Perhaps that is why there have been three or four attacks in the last few days.
Bahraich Divisional Forest Officer Ajit Pratap Singh also says, ‘Tiger and leopard do not have a tendency to take revenge, but wolves do. If wolf dens are disturbed, attempts are made to capture or kill them, or their cubs are harmed in any way, they retaliate by hunting humans.
If the wolves are not caught now, they will be shot.
Devipatan Divisional Commissioner Shashi Bhushan Lal Sushil said that if the man-eating wolves are not caught and their attacks continue, orders have been given to shoot them as a last option. People of Mehsi Tehsil of Bahraich have been facing the terror of wolves since March. Attacks have increased during the rainy season and a total of eight people, including seven children, have been killed in these attacks since July till Monday night. Around 36 people including women, children and elderly have also been injured. Thermal drones and thermo sensor cameras have been installed in Tehsil Mehsi of Bahraich to catch wolves.
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First Publication: September 4, 2024, 11:16 IST
