With Centre dragging feet over leopard sterilisation, forest dept focuses on raising awareness
1 month, 2 weeks ago

With Centre dragging feet over leopard sterilisation, forest dept focuses on raising awareness

Hindustan Times  

Pune As no action has been taken by the ministry of environment, forests and climate change for more than six months after submitting the draft for the leopard sterilisation project, the Maharashtra forest department has been forced to put more efforts into raising awareness about the rising human-leopard conflict in Pune district. With no action taken by Centre on leopard sterilisation project, Maharashtra forest department has been forced to put more efforts into raising awareness about human-leopard conflict in Pune district. However, the department is taking all possible measures to prevent the conflict situation in Junnar, which is benefitting the citizens in many ways.” In June 2024, the Maharashtra forest department had submitted a leopard sterilisation proposal to the MoEFCC with the aim to mitigate the rising human-leopard conflict in Pune district. As such, the Maharashtra forest department, which had placed high hopes on the sterilisation project, is left with no other option but to put more efforts into raising awareness about the rising human-leopard conflict in Pune district.

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Kerala Forest Department captures leopard from farm in Kasaragod, releases back into the wild
1 month ago

Kerala Forest Department captures leopard from farm in Kasaragod, releases back into the wild

The Hindu  

The Kerala Forest Department has released a five-year-old female leopard deep into the forest after capturing it from a private farm at Kolathur village in Bedadka panchayat in Kasaragod district in the early hours on Monday. According to the forest officials, multiple leopard sightings have been reported in the area since January, prompting the department to install cages at two …

Forest department captures leopard in Junnar
5 months, 3 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 …

Forest dept to sterilise 47 leopards from 5 conflict areas in Junnar
6 months, 1 week ago

Forest dept to sterilise 47 leopards from 5 conflict areas in Junnar

Hindustan Times  

PUNE The forest department plans to sterilize 47 leopards in 5 conflict areas in Junnar tehsil. Forest department plans to sterilise 47 leopards, 11 males and 36 females, from five conflict areas in Junnar tehsil. ) In this draft we have proposed to sterilize 47 leopards from five conflict areas including Otur, Jambut, Shirur, Bori and Lakhangaon, where repeated incidents …

Leopard rescued from abandoned well in Prakasam district, Andhra
8 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
9 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 …

Wild trails: Junnar a hotspot for leopard-human conflict
1 year, 11 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 …

It’s time to grant the leopard safe passage
2 years, 1 month ago

It’s time to grant the leopard safe passage

Live Mint  

This February, a leopard tiptoed in to a court in Ghaziabad. On that spring day at court though, the leopard’s senses must have been overwhelmed by the reality of people shouting, screaming and coming for it. That day, it almost seemed like the leopard from the forest had walked in to court, and with lights and flashlights on it, was …

Leopard trapped in Mysuru after it kills four people
2 years, 1 month ago

Leopard trapped in Mysuru after it kills four people

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: A killer leopard which was on the prowl, killing four people, in the villages of T. Narasipura taluk of Mysuru district has been trapped and the news of the leopard trapped in a cage was disclosed by Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai on his twitter account on Thursday. According to a forest official, a specially designed cage was place to …

Leopard spotted in basement of Greater Noida society, forest officials conduct rescue operation | WATCH
2 years, 2 months ago

Leopard spotted in basement of Greater Noida society, forest officials conduct rescue operation | WATCH

India TV News  

A leopard was spotted roaming inside a group housing society in Greater Noida triggering panic among residents. Panic prevailed in the Ajnara Le Garden society in Sector 16 of Greater Noida, also known as Noida Extension while the team of Gautam Buddh Nagar forest department rushed to the spot in the afternoon, experts from Meerut were also roped in for …

Leopard rescue in Junnar saves cat drowning in open well
4 years, 10 months ago

Leopard rescue in Junnar saves cat drowning in open well

Hindustan Times  

PUNE The effect of the Covid-19 lockdown has resulted in wild animals venturing out into the quiet, open streets across Maharashtra. HT Image In one such case in Otur village in Junnar, an adult, male leopard fell into a 45-foot-deep well and it took the timely intervention of the Wildlife SOS team and the Maharashtra forest department to rescue the …

Uttarakhand: Forest officials rescued a leopard from house
5 years, 8 months ago

Uttarakhand: Forest officials rescued a leopard from house

India TV News  

The Forest department officials rescued a leopard cub in Pithoragarh yesterday. The leopard cub had entered the storeroom of a house which triggered panic among the people. The forest officials who rescued the animal said that it may have entered the house through the nearby forests. ALSO READ | Leopard killed inside Uttarakhand medical college

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