Wolf Attacks: People are worried about the attacks of man-eating wolves in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. Why are these wolves attacking? How to deal with these wolves? A plan is being prepared. Meanwhile, experts say that wolves are vengeful animals and these attacks are probably being carried out as a revenge for the harm done to their children by humans in the past.

Terror of man-eating wolves

People of the Mahsi tehsil area of ​​Bahraich have been facing the terror of wolves since March. The attacks have increased during the rainy season and from July till Monday night, a total of eight people including seven children have died in these attacks. About 36 people including women, children, and the elderly have also been injured.

Do wolves take revenge?

Gyan Prakash Singh, a retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer and former forest officer in the Katarniaghat Wildlife Division of Bahraich district, says based on his experience that wolves tend to take revenge and in the past, their children must have been harmed by humans in some way, due to which these attacks are taking place as revenge.

There were wolf attacks 20 years ago too

Singh, who is serving as an advisor to the Wildlife Trust of India after retirement, told us about an earlier experience that 20-25 years ago, more than 50 human children were killed in wolf attacks in the basin of the Sai River in Jaunpur and Pratapgarh districts of Uttar Pradesh. On investigation, it was found that some children had entered a den of wolves and killed two of their children. The wolves take revenge and that is why more than 50 human children died in their attack. A similar case seems to be there in Bahraich as well.

He said that after a detailed investigation of the wolf attacks in Jaunpur and Pratapgarh, it was found that the wolves had become very aggressive after the death of their cubs. During the forest department's operation, some wolves were caught, but the man-eating couple kept escaping and succeeded in their mission of revenge. However, ultimately the man-eating wolves were identified and both were shot, after which the incidents of wolf attacks stopped.

The old pattern of attacks

According to Singh, the pattern of attacks in the villages of Mahsi tehsil of Bahraich is also giving a similar feeling. He said that in January-February this year, two wolf cubs were crushed to death by a tractor in Bahraich. When the furious wolves started attacking, they attacking wolves were caught and left in the Chakia forest of Bahraich, 40-50 km away. Perhaps a mistake was made here.

Singh said, "Chakia forest is not a natural habitat for wolves. It is more likely that these wolves have returned from Chakia to their den on the banks of river Ghaghra and are carrying out attacks to take revenge." He said, "There is very little hope that all the four wolves that have been caught so far are man-eater attackers. One man-eater may have been caught, but the other has escaped. Perhaps that is why three or four attacks have taken place in the past few days."

Do lions and leopards also take revenge?

Bahraich's Divisional Forest Officer Ajit Pratap Singh also says, "Lions and leopards do not have the tendency to take revenge, but wolves do. If there is any disturbance in the den of wolves, an attempt is made to catch or kill them or if their children are harmed in any way, then they take revenge by hunting humans."

Divisional Commissioner of Devipatan Shashi Bhushan Lal Sushil said that if the man-eating wolves are not caught and their attacks continue, then orders have been given to shoot them as the last option. Thermal drones and thermosensor cameras have been installed to catch the wolves in the Mahsi tehsil area of ​​Bahraich. The responsible ministers, MLAs, and senior officers are either stationed in the area or are constantly monitoring the situation from the headquarters.