Junnar forest dept captured six leopards in five days during special drive
7 months, 1 week ago

Junnar forest dept captured six leopards in five days during special drive

Hindustan Times  

To mitigate human-animal conflict, the forest department has launched a full-swing operation in Junnar, particularly in the Yedgaon dam watershed areas. This effort got fruit to the forest department and within 5 days I.e between May 10 to May 15, the department captured at least 6 leopards from 3 different villages. At least 3 leopards were captured from Pimpal Pendhar, two leopards were captured from Lendestal, Kalwadi respectively and today on May 15, a male leopard was captured from the Waman Patta area. The forest department after capturing the leopards must follow several procedures, speaking on which Amit Bhise, assistant conservator of forest, Junnar division, said, “After the leopard is captured, a medical test is conducted to check its health. If there is any problem identified, we will apply for permission to keep the leopard in lifetime captivity.” This special drive is expected to continue further for the next few days, and the department is expected to capture more leopards from the identified hotspot areas, said officials.

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Karnataka forest dept captures two leopards, waits for third
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Karnataka forest dept captures two leopards, waits for third

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: In two days, Karnataka forest officials and Leopard Task Force captured two leopards -- a male and female, aged around 7 years each. The department is capturing the leopards after a woman aged around 53 years old, a resident of Kambala Gollarahalli village, near Shivagange deemed forest, located on the outskirts of Bengaluru, near Nelamanagala, was killed by a …

Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary: Leopard that killed farmer, trapped, later released into wild
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary: Leopard that killed farmer, trapped, later released into wild

Hindustan Times  

The forest department successfully trapped the leopard after the killing of a farmer, in the wee hours of Monday. Forest department veterinary expert, Dr Deepak Verma, said that the captured leopard is a healthy, adult male, and added that the animal would be released as per the decision of higher authorities. The leopard said to be killed a farmer, trapped …

Leopard rescued from abandoned well in Prakasam district, Andhra
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Leopard rescued from abandoned well in Prakasam district, Andhra

New Indian Express  

ONGOLE: After nearly 24 hours of struggle, the forest department officials on Thursday were able to rescue a leopard that got stuck in an abandoned well in Devanagaram village of Giddalur mandal in Prakasam district. According to the forest officials, on Wednesday the leopard was suspected to have jumped into the well, which is 9.5 feet deep, in search of …

Maha to extend Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre after lifting of MCC
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Maha to extend Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre after lifting of MCC

Hindustan Times  

Due to an increase in the number of leopards and leopard attacks in the Junnar and Shirur talukas of Pune district, the state government has given its approval for extending the existing Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre and will float tenders for the same after the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections is lifted. The existing leopard rescue …

Forest officials capture leopard that strayed into Aliganj village from Pilibhit Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Forest officials capture leopard that strayed into Aliganj village from Pilibhit Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

Forest officials on April 29 captured a leopard which had strayed into Aliganj village from the nearby Pilibhit Tiger Reserve in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh. According to Forest officials, the leopard which had taken shelter in a cowshed was captured with the help of a veterinary doctor. Forest officials capture leopard in Aliganj village, Pilibhit Tiger Reserve MANISH SINGH, …

Forest Department installs camera traps in Kallipalayam village in Tiruppur as villagers fear leopard movement
1 year, 2 months ago

Forest Department installs camera traps in Kallipalayam village in Tiruppur as villagers fear leopard movement

The Hindu  

Residents in Kallipalayam along Palladam-Dharapuram Road are learnt to have expressed apprehensions to the Forest Department over purported presence of a leopard, nearly a week after a wild cat movement was reported in Pongalur and Ugayanur. The Forest Department could surmise from the observations of residents where the predators are believed to be frequenting that the leopards live largely unnoticed …

Sixth leopard captured in Tirumala, animal lovers concerned
1 year, 3 months ago

Sixth leopard captured in Tirumala, animal lovers concerned

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Operation Chirutha, a collaborative mission between the AP forest department and the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, aimed at capturing the leopard responsible for killing of a six-year-old Lakshitha last month, has sparked concerns among animal lovers and conservationists. Such capture has raised concerns among conservationists and animal lovers about the welfare of the captured leopards. Tirupati Wildlife Management chief conservator …

5th Eluding Leopard Captured Near Alipiri Footpath
1 year, 3 months ago

5th Eluding Leopard Captured Near Alipiri Footpath

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: State forest department officials have successfully trapped the fifth elusive leopard on the Alipiri footpath, leading to the hill town of Tirumala. The elusive leopard was captured at approximately 12.30 am on Thursday, ensnared within a cage set up in the forest area close to the Elephant Arch, near the Narasimha Swamy temple on the Alipiri footpath. According to …

Another leopard captured on Tirumala footpath
1 year, 3 months ago

Another leopard captured on Tirumala footpath

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: In a major relief to the trekking pilgrims, another leopard was captured on Thursday on the Alipiri - Tirumala footpath. The big cat was captured amid growing concerns over wild animal attacks in the area, following a tragic incident on August 12 when a six-year-old girl was mauled by a leopard. The leopard was captured early Thursday by trapping …

Elusive leopard captured near 7th mile along Tirumala Alipiri footpath
1 year, 3 months ago

Elusive leopard captured near 7th mile along Tirumala Alipiri footpath

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: In a major relief to the devotees visiting the revered Tirumala temple, the state forest department, in collaboration with the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, has successfully captured an elusive leopard. A fully grown and heavily built specimen, the elusive leopard had been evading capture for several days, though its images had been captured on over 200 trap cameras deployed in …

Another leopard captured in Tirumala walkway
1 year, 4 months ago

Another leopard captured in Tirumala walkway

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUMALA: The forest authorities successfully captured another leopard on the Tirumala walkway during the search conducted on Wednesday night and Thursday early morning. This is the second leopard captured from the area in three days, following the tragic death of a six-year-old girl, Lakshita, who fell victim to a leopard attack last week. Following the killing of the 6-year-old girl …

Another leopard captured on Tirumala foot path
1 year, 4 months ago

Another leopard captured on Tirumala foot path

The Hindu  

In a major respite to the trekking pilgrims, another leopard was on Thursday, August 17, 2023 captured on the Tirumala footpath leading to the hill temple of Lord Venkateswara. Incidentally it is the exactly the same cage set up in the vicinity of Narasimha swamy temple on the footpath where a leopard was trapped three days back on Monday. Another …

Leopard mauls two-year-old boy to death in Gujrat's Gir Somnath
1 year, 4 months ago

Leopard mauls two-year-old boy to death in Gujrat's Gir Somnath

Firstpost  

After an extensive search, the body was recovered from the bushes, about 500 metres from Jadhav’s house, Veraval in-charge range forest officer Khiman Pampaniya said A two-year-old boy has been mauled to death by a leopard in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district, a forest official said on Tuesday. After an extensive search, the body was recovered from the bushes, about 500 …

Wild trails: Junnar a hotspot for leopard-human conflict
1 year, 8 months ago

Wild trails: Junnar a hotspot for leopard-human conflict

Hindustan Times  

The death of a 12-year-old boy in a leopard attack in Junnar, Pune district, has once again bought focus to the man-animal conflict in the region. All medical formalities are performed at the rescue centre, where the animal is first taken and then released in their natural habitat,” said Rahul Patil, deputy conservator of forests, Pune. This year has already …

Five injured in leopard attack near KWS
1 year, 8 months ago

Five injured in leopard attack near KWS

Hindustan Times  

Bahraich: Five people, including a woman, were injured in a leopard’s attack in Chahalwa village under Sujauli police station area of the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary on Thursday. A forest team led by divisional forest officer, KWS, Akash Deep Badhwan, range officer Katarniaghat Ram Kumar, forester Mayank Pandey, forest guard Abdul Salam reached the spot and rushed the injured to the …

Leopard Strays Into Residential Area Near Mumbai; 3 Injured in Attack
2 years, 1 month ago

Leopard Strays Into Residential Area Near Mumbai; 3 Injured in Attack

News 18  

Three people were reportedly injured in attacks by a leopard that strayed into a residential area of Kalyan, near Mumbai on Thursday. The incident comes three days after a leopard was allegedly spotted on the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in Powai area. In another incident on Wednesday, a leopard was rescued from a densely-populated area in …

Two leopards captured in Aarey
2 years, 1 month ago

Two leopards captured in Aarey

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The forest department on Tuesday morning captured two leopards in Aarey Colony. Two leopards captured in Aarey The officials had laid traps after a 32-year-old Sangita Gurav was injured in a leopard attack near unit no 15, while she was returning from her office on Friday evening. Narayan Mane, round forest officer, Aarey forest, said, “The two leopards are …

3 held with leopard skin in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district
2 years, 10 months ago

3 held with leopard skin in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district

Hindustan Times  

RAIPUR : The Chhattisgarh police arrested 3 persons with leopard skin in Rajnandgaon district while two other accused managed to escape in the jungles, police said on Tuesday. The accused hail from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and were trying to enter the state in search of a customer, officials said Superintendent of police, Rajnandgaon, Santosh Kumar Singh said that the …

Leopard kills woman in Udaipur; third attack in three days
3 years, 3 months ago

Leopard kills woman in Udaipur; third attack in three days

Hindustan Times  

In the third such attack in three days, a leopard mauled a 60-year-old woman to death on Wednesday evening when she was working in her fields near the Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district. Around two dozen incidents of human-animal conflict have been reported in Udaipur over the last two years and left five people dead and 15 …

Man-eater leopard that killed 2 women shot dead in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh
3 years, 9 months ago

Man-eater leopard that killed 2 women shot dead in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh

Hindustan Times  

A man-eater leopard, which killed two women in Pithoragarh last month, has been shot dead by a hunter engaged by the Uttarakhand forest department, an official said. The leopard was shot dead by a forest department appointed hunter Rajeev Soloman in Kanalichhina block on Tuesday evening," said Naveen Chandra Pant, sub-divisional forest officer of Pithoragarh forest division. On February 28, …

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