Wolf had died after rescue team opened fire to protect a child: DFO of UP's Bahraich

Wolf had died after rescue team opened fire to protect a child: DFO of UP's Bahraich

Bahraich , A wolf that was found dead on Sunday was shot by a forest department search-and-rescue team while attempting to protect children, Divisional Forest Officer Ram Singh Yadav said on Tuesday.

Wolf had died after rescue team opened fire to protect a child: DFO of UP's Bahraich

In an official statement, the DFO said the search-and-rescue team was tracking wolf pugmarks and reached Rohitpurwa hamlet of Mjhara Taukli gram panchayat on Sunday morning.

Children were playing outside a house near sugarcane and paddy fields when a wolf, hiding in the bushes, lunged at one of the children.

A vigilant rescue team member fired a shot in the direction of the animal as a measure of safety, the DFO said, and the wolf retreated into an adjacent sugarcane field.

The team with the help of a drone located the animal around 5 pm on Sunday. When rescue personnel reached the spot the wolf was found dead, the statement said.

The carcass was taken to the district forest headquarters and a panel of doctors conducted a post-‘mortem before the body was disposed of in accordance with rules, the DFO added.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conducted an aerial survey of the affected area on September 27 and directed that the animal be shot if it could not be captured alive so that there is no threat to villagers.

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