As many as 13 goats were killed in an attack by hyenas in a village in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, an official said on Wednesday.
A pack of hyenas attacked the goats tethered in a vegetable farm of Swami Nishad in Raunda village on Tuesday night, Divisional Forest Officer Shashi Kumar said.
Hearing the goats bleating, some locals rushed to the farm and chased the hyenas away, he added. While 13 animals died, eight others were badly injured in the attack.
This was the first incident of attack by hyenas in the area. The goats’ owner will be paid compensation as per government rules, the officer said.