CHIKKAMAGALUR: The menace of wild bisons (Indian gaur) continues in Malnad region. In the latest such incident, some estate workers climbed a tree to escape from being attacked by a couple of Indian gaur at Heggarukoodige village in Koppa taluk, Chikkamagaluru district.
The gaurs attempted to attack workers who had gone to bring groceries from the estate. They live in line houses on a coffee estate. On being chased by the gaurs, the workers climbed trees to escape the attack. The bisons stood below the tree for one hour on seeing the workers sitting on the tree and only then headed back to the forests. Workers have videographed the bisons standing below and waiting from the top of a tree.
In Koppa taluk, the gaur menace continues unabated and the people of Malnad are distressed. Already, many have lost lives due to wild bison attacks and many have been seriously injured and bedridden while some others have become permanently disabled. Now, again wild bison menace is rampant and people are scared to walk in estates and workers to work.
Locals have demanded the Forest Department to immediately provide a permanent solution to the wild bison problem.
