Wolf had died after rescue team opened fire to protect a child: DFO of UP's Bahraich

Bahraich (UP), Sep 30 (PTI) A wolf that was found dead on Sunday was shot by a forest department search-and-rescue team while attempting to protect children, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Ram Singh Yadav said on Tuesday.

In an official statement, the DFO said the search-and-rescue team was tracking wolf pugmarks and reached Rohitpurwa hamlet of Mjhara Taukli gram panchayat on Sunday morning.

Children were playing outside a house near sugarcane and paddy fields when a wolf, hiding in the bushes, lunged at one of the children.

A vigilant rescue team member fired a shot in the direction of the animal as a measure of safety, the DFO said, and the wolf retreated into an adjacent sugarcane field.

The team with the help of a drone located the animal around 5 pm on Sunday. When rescue person