Six held for hunting spotted deer in Telangana

Hyderabad: Six persons were arrested for hunting a spotted deer in Mulugu district of Telangana, Forest officials said on Tuesday.

The case of hunting a spotted deer in Tadvai division of Mulugu district using a wire as a snare came to the notice of the Forest officials on December 24.

During a spot investigation, they recovered the wire used as a trap and also a part of the skin of the spotted deer, an official release said.

While investigating the matter, six persons involved in this offence were arrested on December 25, it said. The Forest department staff also recovered deer meat which was being dried in the house of one of the accused.

Forest officials recently launched a state-wide drive "Catch The Trap" wherein all kinds of devices like snares/ traps/ nets are being seized as a preventive measure to stop the killing of wild animals, the release further said.

Recently, a case of death of a person was reported from Karepally village of Khammam, where a similar trap using an electric connection outside forest area was laid for the wild animals, but resulted in the electrocution and death of a person who touched it, it said.

"In order to ensure zero tolerance towards hunting of wild animals, the Forest officials have been instructed to take all kinds of preventive and punitive measures to ensure safety and protection of wild animals," the release added.