: A leopard killed two domesticated bulls in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, forest department officials said.
The carcasses of the badly mauled leopards were found today by the owner Perumal and other farmers, who entered the forest in search of them, they said.
Forest officials, who rushed to the spot on being informed, confirmed that the bulls had been killed by a leopard
Perumal of Malliyamdurugam village had taken his bulls and buffaloes to the nearby forest area three days back and left the area in the afternoon.
The cattle returned to home by the evening and the next day, he noticed two bulls missing, following which he and the farmers went in search of them.
Forest officials have urged farmers not to go alone with their cattle into the deep forest and into suspected wild animals moving areas and also return to their homes before 5 PM and to go to the fest after 7 AM to prevent such incidents.
