Hyena attacks cow in Karelibaug

Tushar Tere | TNN | Apr 22, 2020, 04:15 IST

Pug marks of the hyena

Vadodara: The lockdown has given a free run to the wildlife around Vadodara. In a surprising incident, a hyena ventured into the city on Tuesday afternoon.
The hyena wandered in Vishwamitri River's ravines and reached Jalaramnagar in Karelibaug where it attacked a cow.
"After injuring the cow, the hyena disappeared in the ravines again. We found the pug marks of the hyena," said Nidhi Dave, range forest officer, Vadodara. "We have even kept a trap in the ravines," she added.
Hyenas rarely come to close to urban areas. “Due to lockdown, people are off the roads and hence such animals are now able to wander in urban areas in search of food," Dave told TOI.
In 2017, a hyena was found killed in Sevasi village on the outskirts of the city.
The forest officials are trying to ascertain how the hyena entered the city.