Erode: Seven persons have been arrested for allegedly poaching a deer and possessing its meat in Burgur forest range in the district. The seven were arrested on Tuesday by forest personnel and Special Task Force (STF) police during a routine patrol at Kallikombai forest, forest officials said here on Wednesday.
They were found carrying 15 kg of deer meat and during questioning they told police that they trapped a deer and killed it for the meat. All the seven were produced before Conservator of Forests Arun who imposed a fine of Rs 11,000 each as fine for poaching.
Meanwhile, forest personnel at Hassanure in Sathyamangalam forest noticed a flying squirrel in the area.
The gliding mammal was sighted after a gap of several years, officials said. PTI