Killer wildlife disease on the prowl?
B Ravichandran | ENS Udhagamandalam HAS the fatal canine distemper spreading in the forests here and taking the toll of carnivores? This was the question raised by wildlife activists as the death of a wild dog at Singur Reserve Forest(SRF) near here caused flutters here. Wildlife activists, who preferred anonymity , said a wild dog, a most feared predator next to tigers and panthers, listed in the schedule -2 category in the rare wild animals list, was found dead off the Vazahithottam checkpost on the Anikatti Road at SRF about a week ago.