ADILABAD: A sloth bear died after it was hit by a train near Areguda village of Sirpur (T) mandal in Kumrambheem Asifabad district on Tuesday.The male sloth bear, aged between four and five years, was found dead by railway employees. Forest officials rushed to the spot after being alerted by the railway staffers.
Sirpur (T) Forest Range Officer Ch Purnachander said that the animal died after a moving train hit it while it was crossing the track.
He also added that its autopsy was performed as per protocol of the Wildlife Protection Act and that the carcass would be burned after receiving a report from a veterinary doctor. In 2019, a three-year-old female sloth bear died after it was hit by a train.