Leopard preys on 5th human victim in UP
5 years ago

Leopard preys on 5th human victim in UP

India TV News  

In a fifth such incident in recent weeks, a leopard mauled a 65-year-old labourer to death in Uttar Pradesh's in Bijnor district. Digambar Singh, district president of Bhartiya Kisan Union said: "Sugarcane fields have turned into big cat habitat. Sub divisional forest officer Imtiaz Siddiqui and ranger Sharad Gupta who rushed to the spot, were taken hostage by enraged farmers who demanded that the big cat be declared a man-eater and caught. According to official sources, a big cat has been declared man-eater by principal chief conservator of wildlife on the basis of the reports sent by the Divisional Forest Officer. However, Bijnor divisional forest officer M. Semmaran said: "It is yet to be ascertained if it is the same big cat which is killing the villagers.

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4-year-old girl dies in leopard attack in Pune
2 weeks, 1 day ago

4-year-old girl dies in leopard attack in Pune

Hindustan Times  

A four-year-old girl died in a leopard attack in Shirur tehsil in Pune district on Tuesday, officials from the State Forest Department said. Forest officials said that the leopard’s attack was so severe that the girl’s body was found dismembered with head separated from the torso. The attack was so severe that the girl’s body was found dismembered with head …

Leopard caught in cage in Kerala's Pathanamthitta
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Leopard caught in cage in Kerala's Pathanamthitta

New Indian Express  

PATHANAMTHITTA: A four-year-old leopard, which has been spreading fear, was caught from Pakkandam near Inchappara of Kalanjoor panchayat in Pathanamthitta district on Monday. The leopard was caught in the cage placed in the farmland of Manoj of Niramel house. Following complaints the forest department installed cameras in the area which confirmed the presence of leopards. A three-year-old female leopard was …

Leopard that spread fear caught in Pathanamthitta
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Leopard that spread fear caught in Pathanamthitta

New Indian Express  

PATHANAMTHITTA: A four-year-old leopard, which has been spreading fear, was caught from Pakkandam near Inchappara of Kalanjoor panchayat in Pathanamthitta district on Monday. Following complaints, the forest department installed cameras in the area which confirmed the presence of leopards. A three-year-old female leopard was trapped in a cage that was placed at Rakshasanpara area of Inchapara on October 29. The …

Leopard Spotted in Mahanandi Area
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Leopard Spotted in Mahanandi Area

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: A leopard-sighting near the MP Form Village in Mahanandi Mandal caused panic among the local population as also the devotees traveling to Mahanandi for darshan. Leopard-sightings have become frequent in the Mahanandi area, reportedly due to food waste being dumped in the nearby forest by temple authorities and local eateries in the town. The leopard attacked Shaik Mehroon Bi, …

14-hour ordeal: Leopard trapped in drainage pipe rescued in midnight operation
3 weeks, 5 days ago

14-hour ordeal: Leopard trapped in drainage pipe rescued in midnight operation

Hindustan Times  

Thane: In a heart-pounding 14-hour rescue mission that gripped Bhiwandi’s Janwal village—home to 500 residents and thousands of warehouse workers—a seven-year-old leopard trapped in a perilously narrow drainage pipe was finally freed on Saturday morning. 14-hour ordeal: Leopard trapped in drainage pipe rescued in midnight operation CCTV footage unveils the big cat’s ordeal The drama unfolded when CCTV footage from …

Leopard enters warehouse, rescue efforts on
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Leopard enters warehouse, rescue efforts on

Hindustan Times  

THANE: The forest department is keeping a close watch and stepping up its rescue efforts after a leopard was sighted in Janwal village in Bhiwandi, on Friday. The big cat reportedly entered the premises of a warehouse of Paramount Logistics, sparking fear among the employees and villagers. Leopard enters warehouse, rescue efforts on At around 6am on Friday, a driver …

14 hurt in string of Farrukhabad leopard attacks, big cat tranquilised later
1 month ago

14 hurt in string of Farrukhabad leopard attacks, big cat tranquilised later

Hindustan Times  

At least 14 people, including two students and three forest department workers, were seriously injured on Monday, in a spate of leopard attacks in Farrukhabad. The leopard lies in a cage after being tranquilised on Monday Of the injured five people have been admitted to private hospitals in Farrukhabad. Police said that after attacking Sukhdev and Shivam on their way …

Leopard sighting reported near Banashankari in Bengaluru, residents on alert: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Leopard sighting reported near Banashankari in Bengaluru, residents on alert: Report

Hindustan Times  

A leopard was spotted near the fringes of Turahalli Forest in Bengaluru’s Banashankari on Tuesday. Messages flooded Resident Welfare Association WhatsApp groups, cautioning residents after a photograph and a short video of the leopard lying on a rock near Sobha Forest View Apartments circulated widely, The Hindu reported. Leopard sightings and captures Earlier this month, a 48-year-old woman was mauled …

Uttarakhand: Leopard responsible for death of 3 children killed in Tehri Garhwal
1 month, 1 week ago

Uttarakhand: Leopard responsible for death of 3 children killed in Tehri Garhwal

Hindustan Times  

A leopard responsible for the death of three children in Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal region was killed by shooters of the state forest department on Tuesday evening, forest officials said. A postmortem of the leopard will be carried out before the carcass is burned by our officials”, Bhilangana range officer Ashish Nautiyal said. On October 19, the leopard was responsible for …

Two leopards captured in two days after woman killed on outskirts of Bengaluru
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Two leopards captured in two days after woman killed on outskirts of Bengaluru

New Indian Express  

As per preliminary reports, using information gathered through foot patrolling, images captured through 20 camera traps and thermal drones, the department has found that there are three leopards in the area. For the patrolling and capture operation, the department has deployed 20 staffers along with 35 members from the Leopard Task Force. In the meantime, the forest department staffers are …

Woman mauled to death by leopard near Bengaluru
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Woman mauled to death by leopard near Bengaluru

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: A 52-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard near here, officials said on Monday. Kariamma had gone to cut grass at an agricultural field near her home at Kambalu, Gollarahatti, in Nelamangala taluk in Bengaluru Rural district on Sunday evening when the incident happened, they said. "The woman, who is into rearing cattle, went to the agricultural …

Caught on camera: Leopard sneaks into house in Mount Abu, attacks pet dog. Watch
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Caught on camera: Leopard sneaks into house in Mount Abu, attacks pet dog. Watch

Hindustan Times  

A shocking incident involving a leopard attacking a pet dog in Mount Abu has grabbed the internet's attention, after CCTV footage surfaced online. Leopard attacked a dog in Rajasthan’s Mount Abu; CCTV footage of the incident went viral. I can’t imagine what the woman must have felt during that attack.” Another added, “I’m relieved the dog managed to escape, but …

Forest Department Confirms Jungle Cat, Not Leopard, Spotted near Miyapur Metro Rail Station
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Forest Department Confirms Jungle Cat, Not Leopard, Spotted near Miyapur Metro Rail Station

Deccan Chronicle  

Forest and police officials have revised their opinion on the animal spotted near Miyapur Metro Rail Station. After a video clip showed an animal that looked like a leopard, a search was conducted but no pug marks were found. However, fresh scat of the animal was collected and sent for DNA testing. If the results are confirmed, the animal will …

Expert shooter roped in to hunt ‘man-eater’ leopard
3 months ago

Expert shooter roped in to hunt ‘man-eater’ leopard

Hindustan Times  

The Rajasthan forest department on Wednesday roped in experienced sharp-shooter Nawab Shafath Ali Khan from Hyderabad to hunt down a “man-eater” leopard that has claimed at least eight lives in the last two weeks in Udaipur, officials said. “The team comprises shooters from the forest, police, and army sectors, with Khan being the only one from outside the state considering …

Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary: Leopard that killed farmer, trapped, later released into wild
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Forest department captures leopard in Junnar
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Forest department captures leopard in Junnar

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The Junnar forest department on Thursday captured the leopard that allegedly attacked a nine-year-boy a day before. Junnar forest department on Thursday captured the leopard that allegedly attacked a nine-year-boy a day before. ) Pradip Chavan, Junnar range forest officer, said, “The male leopard was captured nearly 50 ft from the spot where the boy was attacked.” Meanwhile, the …

Leopard spotted in Electronic City captured near helipad after 2 weeks
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Leopard spotted in Electronic City captured near helipad after 2 weeks

Hindustan Times  

A leopard that had been roaming around the Electronic City in Bengaluru for the past two weeks, triggering fear and panic among residents and IT employees, was captured on Wednesday morning. The big cat, first spotted near the Electronic City toll plaza, was caught after being monitored through CCTV footage, officials aware of the matter said. “We placed three cages …

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

The Hindu  

CM Siddaramaiah writes to PM Modi seeking early clearance for Kalasa-Banduri Nala Diversion Project Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged the Centre to provide necessary clearance from the National Board for Wildlife, to expedite the execution of the long-pending Kalasa-Banduri Nala Diversion Project, crucial for fulfilling the drinking water needs of north Karnataka district. In a letter dated September 18, 2024, …

Leopard task force continues search for big cat spotted on September 17 in Bengaluru’s Electronics City
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Leopard task force continues search for big cat spotted on September 17 in Bengaluru’s Electronics City

The Hindu  

The Karnataka Forest Department’s leopard task force is attempting to trace and capture a leopard which was reportedly spotted near a toll plaza in Electronics City on September 17, 2024. Assistant Conservator of Forest, Bengaluru South V. Ganesh told The Hindu on Thursday that task force personnel have been deployed in the vicinity where the leopard was sighted on September …

Rain, floods may increase leopard movement to higher ground
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rain, floods may increase leopard movement to higher ground

Hindustan Times  

Amid heavy rainfall in the region, forest officials of Bijnor have appealed to people to be cautious while stepping out and while going to the fields because wild animals, including leopards, may have taken shelter in higher ground to keep themselves safe from floods. Leopards killed 26 persons in this span of time and people in rural areas of the …

'Nazar Lag Gayi': Man-Eater Leopards Give Sleepless Nights To Villagers in UP's Bijnor, Kill 25 In Over A Year
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Nazar Lag Gayi': Man-Eater Leopards Give Sleepless Nights To Villagers in UP's Bijnor, Kill 25 In Over A Year

News 18  

The man-eater wolves of Bahraich, responsible for 10 killings in Mahsi tehsil, are perhaps not the only predators on the prowl. In Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district, more than 60,000 people in around 85 villages across its four tehsils, said to be home to at least 500 leopards, have been facing a huge threat as a leap of man-eater leopards that …

Leopard sighting at Kendriya Vidyalaya sparks panic in Balangir, Odisha
4 months, 1 week ago

Leopard sighting at Kendriya Vidyalaya sparks panic in Balangir, Odisha

New Indian Express  

BALANGIR: Sighting of a leopard on the premises of Kendriya Vidyalaya-1 at the Ordinance factory in Badmal had led to panic among students, their parents and staff. Following the incident, forest officials installed a night vision animal detection camera at the school campus. In another related incident, a leopard was allegedly seen sitting on a stone of Gandharel forest behind …

Leopard scare grips two Patiala villages
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Leopard scare grips two Patiala villages

Hindustan Times  

Residents of two Patiala villages are feeling the shivers after a leopard that was sighted five days ago could not be trapped despite intensive efforts of the Punjab wildlife department and the district administration. A CCTV grab of the leopard after the animal was spotted at Baran village in Patiala rural block on Sunday evening The big cat was first …

Leopard spotted on college premises at Lohegaon, search operation underway
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Leopard spotted on college premises at Lohegaon, search operation underway

Hindustan Times  

A leopard was spotted on the campus of RITP College in Wadgaon Shinde near Lohegaon on Sunday evening as well as early morning on Monday. Following the incident, a joint search operation was launched by the Forest department, Fire departments and the RESQ Charitable Trust. Meanwhile, the sighting triggered panic among the citizens as well as college students, with locals …

Leopard gives birth to three cubs in Maharashtra's Chandrapur, heartwarming video surfaces
5 months ago

Leopard gives birth to three cubs in Maharashtra's Chandrapur, heartwarming video surfaces

India TV News  

A video of three leopard cubs went viral on social media in which young animals are seen lying on the ground. A leopard came from the forest to the village Balapur Khurd village of Nagbhid tehsil of Chandrapur district and gave birth to three cubs in an abandoned building. Villagers inform the forest department A person had seen the leopard …

Nine-year-old girl mauled to death by leopard in Uttarakhand's Tehri district
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nine-year-old girl mauled to death by leopard in Uttarakhand's Tehri district

New Indian Express  

DEHRADUN: A tragic incident unfolded in Bhoud village of Tehri district, Uttarakhand, on Monday afternoon, when a nine-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard while playing in courtyard. According to sources, Poonam, the nine-year-old daughter of Rukam Singh, a resident of Bhoud village in Hindaw Patti, was attacked by a leopard while playing alone in the courtyard of …

Bijnor: Eight-year-old girl mauled to death by leopard
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bijnor: Eight-year-old girl mauled to death by leopard

India TV News  

In a shocking incident, an eight-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in a forest area in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. Naib Tehsildar of Dhampur Vivek Tiwari on Sunday said Sunita of Mandori village had gone to the forest with her eight-year-old daughter Divyanshi to cut grass along with other women on Saturday evening. A 14-year-old boy died in …

Vigil stepped up after leopard attack in Nandyal, Andhra
6 months, 1 week ago

Vigil stepped up after leopard attack in Nandyal, Andhra

New Indian Express  

KURNOOL : A day after a woman was mauled to death by a leopard at Pacharla in Sirivella mandal of Nandyal district, locals spotted a leopard on Wednesday near Goshala on the premises of Mahanandi temple. Taking the issue on a serious note, Nandyal District Collector K Sreenivasulu held an emergency meeting with Joint Collector T Rahul Kumar Reddy, Project …

Maha to extend Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre after lifting of MCC
7 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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, …

Man injured in leopard attack; forest dept to rescue big cat
8 months, 1 week ago

Man injured in leopard attack; forest dept to rescue big cat

Hindustan Times  

An elderly man sustained injuries after a leopard attacked him in a bid to escape from a field where it had entered in search of prey, in a Sitapur village on Sunday morning. The injured man identified as Rambaksh, 65, of Kodari village of Reusa block in Sitapur, was working in a field along with other villagers when they spotted …

Leopard found dead atop hillock in Anantapur district
9 months ago

Leopard found dead atop hillock in Anantapur district

The Hindu  

A male leopard was found dead on a hillock near Bheemunipalle village of Peddavaduguru mandal, 50km from here, on Thursday, April 4. District Forest Officer Vineeth Kumar stated that examining the leopard’s carcass did not reveal any signs of poaching. It is worth mentioning that this is the fourth leopard to be found dead in the combined Anantapur district in …

Leopard Attacks Wildlife Official While They Tried to Capture Him, 3 Injured - News18
9 months ago

Leopard Attacks Wildlife Official While They Tried to Capture Him, 3 Injured - News18

News 18  

At least three people, including two women, were injured on Wednesday by a leopard who was found in Central Kashmir’s Gandarbal. In the now-viral video, the wild cat was seen attacking a wildlife official who was trying to capture the animal. Soon locals with wood and sticks, attacked the animal from behind so that the official could take his injured …

12-year-old Maharashtra boy locks leopard in a room, viral video will shock you
10 months ago

12-year-old Maharashtra boy locks leopard in a room, viral video will shock you

Hindustan Times  

12-year-old Mohit Ahire from Malegaon, Maharashtra, had a close encounter with a leopard. The viral video shows Ahire, the son of a wedding hall security guard, sitting in a room, engrossed in his phone, when a leopard walks in. After seeing the leopard, Ahire quietly put down his phone, got up and left the room, carefully closing the door behind …

The Hindu Morning Digest: March 02, 2024
10 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Morning Digest: March 02, 2024

The Hindu  

March 02, 2024 08:33 am | Updated 08:33 am IST Despite hectic discussions, WTO MC13 ends with no deals on fisheries, agriculture The talks at the WTO’s ministerial conference ended with no decision on key issues such as finding a permanent solution to public food stockpile and on curbing fisheries subsidies that lead to over-capacity and over-fishing, sources said. Governor …

Orders issued to shoot down man-eating leopard in Kimadi area of Dehradun
10 months, 1 week ago

Orders issued to shoot down man-eating leopard in Kimadi area of Dehradun

New Indian Express  

DEHRADUN: In the Kimadi region of Dehradun, directives have been issued to eliminate the man-eating leopard, officially designating it as a threat to humans. According to the sources at forest department, "Additional measures have been implemented to capture the man-eating leopard in the Kimadi region. As per information from Kimadi village, a distressing incident occurred on a late Sunday evening …

Leopard Hit by Vehicle on NH 44, Shifted to Tirupati Zoo
11 months ago

Leopard Hit by Vehicle on NH 44, Shifted to Tirupati Zoo

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: A leopard has suffered serious injuries when an unidentified vehicle hit it on national highway 44 near Penukonda in Satya Sai district during the wee hours of Tuesday. They closed one side of the road till the injured wildcat was shifted to the local animal husbandry hospital. Satya Sai district forest officer Ravindranath Reddy told DC that they have …

Video: Leopard strays into empty staff room of Jaipur heritage hotel, captured
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Video: Leopard strays into empty staff room of Jaipur heritage hotel, captured

India Today  

A male leopard from a nearby forest area lost its way and entered an empty staff room of a heritage hotel in Jaipur on Thursday morning. According to a hotel spokesperson, the leopard entered the staff room of the Kanota Fort in the morning, causing panic amongst staffers and tourists. Prithviraj Meena, the Bassi area Ranger, explained that the adult …

Leopard killed after getting caught in snare trap in Karnataka
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Leopard killed after getting caught in snare trap in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

A one-and-a-half-year-old male leopard died after getting caught in a snare trap laid for animals at Huliyarada Halli in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru district, forest officials said. The leopard was found in a private coffee estate owned by one Prema Vishwanath Villagers from Huliyarada Halli and surrounding areas had complained to the forest department about the frequent sightings of leopards and the …

Leopard attack: Two people killed, 4 injured in 15 days in Tamil Nadu's Pandalur
1 year ago

Leopard attack: Two people killed, 4 injured in 15 days in Tamil Nadu's Pandalur

Deccan Chronicle  

Nilgiris: Two people were killed and four were injured in the past 15 days in Bandalur Nilgiri district in a leopard attack and the road was blocked at Pandalur for 11 hours to catch the leopard in Gudalur constituency on Saturday night. Local residents said that they would send their children to schools and colleges only if the forest department …

3-year-old killed in leopard attack in Uttarakhand village
1 year ago

3-year-old killed in leopard attack in Uttarakhand village

India Today  

A three-year-old boy was killed in a leopard attack in Singli Village of Dehradun in Uttarakhand, leading to panic and anger among the villagers. Despite an overnight combing operation launched by family members and locals, the child's body was found on Wednesday morning. At around 8 am on Wednesday, we found the body in a very bad condition,” the child’s …

Leopard trapped in snare dies in Nilgiris forest division
1 year ago

Leopard trapped in snare dies in Nilgiris forest division

The Hindu  

A male leopard was found dead in a snare, with three of its limbs cut off by the poachers in a private tea estate in Mel Thattapaalam in Kotagiri forest range in the Nilgiris forest division on Saturday. The poaching of the leopard is the latest in a series of hunting and poisoning cases of leopards and tigers that have …

Leopard killed in accident at Alipur near Delhi
1 year ago

Leopard killed in accident at Alipur near Delhi

Hindustan Times  

A leopard was found dead on National Highway 44, near Khatu Shyam temple in north Delhi’s Alipur, in the early Wednesday – just days after another big cat was sighted in south Delhi’s Sainik Farms. This leopard may have taken a similar route, possibly coming from as far as the Shivalik,” said Faiyaz Khudsar, scientist in-charge of DDA’s Biodiversity Parks …

Leopard mauls woman to death in Rajasthan’s Maruwas village
1 year, 1 month ago

Leopard mauls woman to death in Rajasthan’s Maruwas village

Hindustan Times  

A leopard killed a 26-year-old tribal woman in Maruwas village of Udaipur district in Rajasthan on Friday, police said. According to the police, the woman identified as Geeta Bheel had gone to the nearby forest along with her husband Pintu Bheel to cut dried grass when she was mauled by a leopard. Meanwhile, the forest officials said that it is …

Negligence Causes Trapped Leopard's Death in ASR District
1 year, 1 month ago

Negligence Causes Trapped Leopard's Death in ASR District

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: A three-and-a-half-year-old male leopard caught in one of the traps fixed by local farmers in Papampeta and Yellavaram villages of Addateegala mandal in Alluri Sitarama Raju district died as it did not receive treatment in time. However, a leopard got trapped in one of these nets with its waist bound by a wire of the net during the early …

Karnataka: 7-yr-old injured after leopard attack in Tumakuru
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka: 7-yr-old injured after leopard attack in Tumakuru

Hindustan Times  

A seven-year-old girl sustained minor injuries after she was attacked by a leopard in Chikkabellavi village of Tumakuru district on Tuesday evening, a forest official familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. “The incident occurred near a forested area, and the leopard may have entered the village in search of dogs,” said Tumakuru deputy conservator of forests B Anupama. “The …

Leopard mauls seven-year-old boy at Valparai
1 year, 2 months ago

Leopard mauls seven-year-old boy at Valparai

The Hindu  

A seven-year-old boy, son of a migrant worker, suffered injuries in a leopard attack at Valparai within the limits of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve on Monday, November 6, 2023. The Department has formed a 12-member team to monitor the leopard movement in the tea estate and instructed tea estate management to ensure that workers do not dump meat waste around …

Elusive Bengaluru leopard, which was on the prowl for past five days, shot dead during capture
1 year, 2 months ago

Elusive Bengaluru leopard, which was on the prowl for past five days, shot dead during capture

The Hindu  

The elusive leopard, which had been wandering in AECS Layout and Kudlu Gate near Singasandra area since October 28, succumbed to a gunshot by Forest Department personnel, who were trying to capture it. “For the last five days, a leopard was spotted near Kudlu gate creating a lot of anxiety among local residents. Forest department officials have captured the #leopard …

Forest Department installs camera traps in Kallipalayam village in Tiruppur as villagers fear leopard movement
1 year, 3 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 …

Another leopard captured on Tirumala footpath
1 year, 4 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 …

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