Tiger attack on cattle triggers alert in Eluru district

A tiger attacked cattle near the Devaragondi tribal habitation in the early hours of Sunday, prompting the Forest Department to sound an alert in nearby villages in Eluru district.Forest teams tracking the animal identified its movement near Udatapalli village in the Papikonda forests and in tribal habitations around the Polavaram project area.According to villagers, the tiger attacked cattle near Devaragondi village.Forest officials advised villagers not to venture into the forests to collect firewood or go to agricultural fields after dark. They also asked residents to remain indoors during the night, not to send children outside and ensure adequate lighting at cattle sheds.“We are tracking the movements of the tiger and efforts are on to trap the animal safely,” a forest official said o