RSOE EDIS: India - Biological Hazard - 2010.02.23

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2010-02-23 18:05:39 - Biological Hazard - India EDIS CODE: BH-20100223-25045-IND Date & Time: 2010-02-23 18:05:39 [UTC] Area: India, State of Orissa, Balasore District, Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: A leopard strayed out of a reserved jungle sanctuary and injured several villagers in the Balasore district of the eastern Indian state of Orissa, media reports said Tuesday in increasing incidents of man-animal conflict due to shrinking space for animals. The leopard had strayed out of the Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary in search of food. When the villagers raised an alarm and started throwing stones at it, it attacked some villagers, according to a forest official. There was panic for hours as the villagers tried to scare away the leopard, till forest department officials reached the spot and caught the animal. This is the second incident of man-animal conflict reported this month and the second this week. A seven-foot tiger from the Sunderbans tiger reserve, home of the Royal Bengal tiger, had strayed into nearby Songaon village on Monday and where it mauled a woman before the animal was tranquilized by forest officials. The tigress was found resting in a villager's hut by the forest officials. It had mauled a woman named Tarulata Mondal, who was feeding her chickens in front of her house, when the animal pounced and ripped her face and arms with its claws. She was later rushed to the nearby hospital. “The tigress will be released in the core area of the reserve after a thorough examination within the next couple of days,” Director, Sunderban Biosphere Reserve, Pradeep Vyas, has been quoted as saying in the Hindu. Newspaper. “Living in the Sunderbans means that one must be prepared for [a time] when the tiger may come, but in the last few years the frequency of such visits and the extent to which they stray into the villages has increased,” said Shankar Munda, who has seen tigers when he goes fishing in brooks in the forest area. The name of Hazard: Animal Attack (Jaguar) Species: Animal Posted:2010-02-23 18:05:39 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu