KERI: Despite the government so far refusing to admit it, there is once again evidence that Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary on the eastern border of Goa, is a tiger habitat. Pugmarks of the big cat were discovered by the remains of a fully grown sambhar at Anjunem last week. A forest department survey team on a visit to Anjunem noticed the sambhar carcass and the pugmarks on the hilly areas of Anjunem. Local guide Vithoba Gawas of Shiroli who accompanied the survey team said, "A carcass of a sambhar was lying on the ground and pugmarks of the big cat were near it."
When contacted Keri range forest officer Deepak Betkikar said, "I will inform the officials of the department and immediately visit the site in Anjunem where the sambhar's carcass is lying." Forest dept is likely to survey the area on Saturday. Earlier in Charavane village, situated within the Mhadei Sanctuary, a buffalo belonging to shepherd Babu Mano Phale was killed by a tiger on February 4, 2009.
Also on September 27, 2009 a cow belonging to Sai Pingle of Bamanwada-Vagheri was killed by a tiger at Ponsule. Findings of both incidents were documented by forest officials. Assistant conservator of forests Subhash Henrique had last year recorded pugmarks of a tigress and a cub in Anjunem dam area and the tiger census last summer had recorded pugmarks of the big cat. People travelling through Chorla Ghat area of the sanctuary at night have reported sighting a tiger several times.
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