Third gaur poached for meat in recent months in the Nilgiris

Another gaur is suspected to have fallen victim to poaching in the O’Valley region in Gudalur, marking the third reported instance of gaur being poached in the Nilgiris in recent months.

According to officials, the forest department was informed about poachers targeting gaur ahead of the Ramzan feast, as the meat was highly sought after in Gudalur and Kerala, and they put staff of specific regions on high alert since April 8^th. On April 11^th, officials discovered the carcass of a gaur with hunting marks on its hide, indicating an attack with sharp objects around its neck.

Further inspections revealed signs that a portion of the animal was consumed by a carnivore, with scratch and bite marks observed near its hind legs. A postmortem was conducted following the discovery of the carcass.