5th Man-Eater Wolf Captured in UP's Bahraich, One Still on Prowl

Bahraich: The forest department on Tuesday captured another man-eater wolf from Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich. The wolf which was a part of pack of six wolves, responsible for spreading terror in the area for the past few weeks, was caught from Harbaksh Purwa village in Bahraich after month-long efforts.

With this achievement, the total numbers of captured wolves stands at five with one more still on prowl. After panic spread among the residents over the deadly attacks, the authorities launched 'Operation Bhediya' to tranquilise the predators. The wolf was caught near the Ghaghara river, where another wolf was caught previously.

10 Dead in Wolf Attacks in Bahraich

It is to be noted that as many as 35 villages in the district are on high alert as wolves have claimed 10 lives and injured at least 36 people in the past one and half months. The deceased include nine children.

The forest department had constituted several teams to patrol the areas in the night and was using elephant dung and urine to drive away the wolves. Declaring the wolf attacks as a 'wildlife disaster', the Uttar Pradesh government had also ordered shoot-at-sight orders.

The recent victim of the wolf attack was an eight-year-old boy who was attacked while he was playing outside his home in the Mahsi tehsil here, his family alleged on Friday. The boy has suffered injuries, including some on his face, and was been hospitalized.

Since March, wolves have been attacking children and humans in the Mahsi tehsil area of Bahraich. The attacks increased from July 17 during the rainy season and till date.

Thermal drones and thermos-sensor cameras were installed to catch the wolves. The forest department and administration were on alert to catch the man-eating wolves.

Hundreds of officers and employees of various departments were engaged in catching wolves and awareness campaigns. The forest department had also formed six teams in three sections and a team of nine shooters along with 165 officers were engaged in the search operation for wolves day and night.