Villagers in Rohri kill fishing cat for hunting their cattle
March 19, 2021
- Villagers kill fishing cat for hunting their cattle
- People complain of lack of action by wildlife department
- One fishing cat killed, another manages to flee
Villagers in Rohri managed to catch and kill a fishing cat on Friday while another fled from area.
According to reports, the villagers were able to track a fishing cat with the help of sniffer dogs. The cheetah, according to the people of the village, had made their lives miserable by hunting and killing their cattle.
When the carnivorous animal came out to prey, the villagers tracked it down and managed to kill it while another fishing cat escaped.
The villagers spoke to Geo News to say that they had repeatedly informed the wildlife department on several occasions about the fishing cat killing their livestock but they hadn't taken any action.
People complained that even after receiving reports of the fishing cat's killing, the staffers at the wildlife department had not arrived in the area.
An earlier version of the story had said the Rohri villagers killed a cheetah. The villagers killed a fishing cat. The error is regretted.
