India, July 3 -- Days after five tiger deaths rocked Karnataka's forests, a fresh wildlife tragedy has emerged near Bandipur. At least 20 monkeys were found dead, stuffed into plastic sacks and dumped along a road in the buffer zone of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, forest officials confirmed according to a report by Indian Express.

The discovery was made early in the morning on the Kandegala-Kodesoge Road near Gundlupet in Chamarajanagar district. Locals who noticed the suspicious bags around 6.30 am immediately alerted the forest department, the report added

A rapid response team, including officials from the Gundlupet division, veterinarians, and sniffer dogs, rushed to the scene. Upon inspection, it became evident that the monkeys had ...