Overview
- Uttar Pradesh forest officials authorized shoot-on-sight measures for wolves that pose a direct threat after six deaths, including four children, and more than 20 injuries since early September in Kaiserganj.
- A four-year-old girl was injured on Monday in Badrauli, with officials yet to confirm whether a wolf or another animal was responsible.
- On Saturday night in Tediya, a jackal attacked a man and his daughter before villagers killed the animal, which has been sent for post-mortem examination.
- State forest minister Arun Kumar visited affected villages, and officials said more than 20 teams are deployed with drones, camera traps, cages and shooter units under Operation Wolf.
- The DFO reported recovery of an adult male wolf’s carcass earlier and said other wolves are believed to be at large as villagers mount night patrols and school attendance drops.