Dholes kill sambar at Sattari

KERI: The dholes (Asian-reddish brown forest dogs), on Wednesday killed a sambar after chasing it in the jungle of Ghotgache Pani, on the border of Sattari between Shiroli in Goa and Talekhol-Virdi of Maharashtra.

Locally known as Kolsune, dholes are expert hunters. Raghoba Pednekar from Haddir, said, "The sambar was alive till 4pm after being attacked and chased inside the forests. But since it was badly injured it died afterwards."

When Paresh Parob, the range forest officer of Keri, received information about the injured sambar, he immediately sent forest guards Sajjan Naik and Ishwar Naik to the site.

Sajjan Naik said, "There is a possibility that the dholes will come back to eat their prey late at night. This adult sambar with antlers was attacked brutally by the dholes and as injuries were deep and serious, it died."