Tiger scare grips Sharankhola villagers
UNB
11th January, 2021 04:15:17
Fear has gripped the residents of a number of villages at Dakkhin Razapur in Shorankhola upazila of Bagerhat district as the footprints of a tiger was found in their locality.
Locals said the presence of tigers in the locality is rare but sometimes they enter the villages in search of food.
They spotted the footprints over a three-kilometre area of the upazila and brought it to the notice of the local Village Tiger Response Team.
However, the forest officials have taken necessary cautionary steps after the detection of the footprints.
According to the forest officials, the tiger entered the locality after crossing the Bhola River from the Sundarbans and was seen passing Bharani camp under The Forest Department some time on Saturday.