Leopard attacks three-year-old boy in Alipiri-Tirumala path, captured
1 year, 6 months ago

Leopard attacks three-year-old boy in Alipiri-Tirumala path, captured

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: After an intense 24-hour search operation, the authorities have successfully captured the leopard which attacked a three-year-old boy at the 7th mile along Alipiri-Tirumala trekking path. However, the big cat let the boy go after the local police, TTD security guards and local vendors startled the animal by pelting stones and using flashlight. Dharma Reddy said, "Two town sub-inspector Ramesh and five to six police guards, along with some local vendors, chased the leopard, flashing their cell phone lights. After the leopard spotted between Gali gopuram and Narasimha Swamy temple along the pedestrian route, the authorities have placed two baited traps to capture it.

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Leopard rescued from abandoned well in Prakasam district, Andhra
6 months, 2 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 …

Relief to residents as three-year-old leopard rescued, released into forest in Tirupattur
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Relief to residents as three-year-old leopard rescued, released into forest in Tirupattur

The Hindu  

A three-year-old male leopard was tranquillised from its hideout inside a car shed near a school campus on the rear side of the Collectorate office in Tirupattur town and later safely released in deep Kothur reserve forest, around 20 kms from the town, bringing relief to residents in the area. Forest officials said that the 10-hour operation of rescue and …

Leopard scare resurfaces Alipiri route
9 months, 1 week ago

Leopard scare resurfaces Alipiri route

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has increased vigilance following a leopard sighting on the Tirumala pedestrian route near Alipiri by the forest rangers of Seshachalam, raising safety concerns for devotees trekking to Tirumala. TTD’s staff began patrolling the popular trekking path after receiving alerts from local forest officials about the new big cat’s sighting. They explained that the presence of …

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 …

Night patrol, rescue centres: Pushkar Dhami chairs meet on rising leopard attacks
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Night patrol, rescue centres: Pushkar Dhami chairs meet on rising leopard attacks

India Today  

Expressing concern over rising incidents of leopards attacking children in various areas of Dehradun, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami warned of strict action against Forest Department officials for their negligence in preventing such tragedies. During a meeting in the state secretariat, Dhami said cages should be installed to catch animals in incidents of human-wildlife conflict and directed that night …

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 …

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 …

5th Eluding Leopard Captured Near Alipiri Footpath
1 year, 4 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, 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 …

Fourth leopard captured near 7th mile on Tirumala walkway
1 year, 4 months ago

Fourth leopard captured near 7th mile on Tirumala walkway

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Forest department officials have successfully captured a fourth leopard near the Alipiri footpath leading to the revered Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala. After employing diverse techniques in the quest to capture the elusive predator, the authorities finally managed to secure the leopard at the 7th mile location last night. In line with the protocol observed for previously captured leopards …

Elusive leopard captured near 7th mile along Tirumala Alipiri footpath
1 year, 4 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 …

CCF confirms leopard killed girl on Tirumala pathway
1 year, 4 months ago

CCF confirms leopard killed girl on Tirumala pathway

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Tirupati Wildlife Management chief conservator of forests P. Nageswara Rao has confirmed that a leopard had attacked six-year-old Lakshita on August 12, leading to her death. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, CCF Nageswara Rao said post-mortem examination has definitively established the leopard's involvement in the tragic incident. “While the autopsy has provided conclusive evidence of the leopard …

Second Leopard Captured in Tirumala after Girl's Death, Fear Grips Devotees
1 year, 4 months ago

Second Leopard Captured in Tirumala after Girl's Death, Fear Grips Devotees

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Forest authorities have captured another leopard in the forest area close to the Alipiri walkway in Tirumala during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. This is the second leopard caught within three days of the first being captured following the killing of a six-year-old girl Lakshita by a leopard last week. State forest authorities have placed multiple cages …

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 …

Watch: Devotees Spot Another Leopard in Tirumala
1 year, 4 months ago

Watch: Devotees Spot Another Leopard in Tirumala

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Devotees spotted another leopard while walking up to Tirumala on Monday. #Devotees walking up to #Tirumala, spot another leopard on the pathway this morning just days after 6-yr-old Lakshita was killed by the animal. #AndhraPradesh pic.twitter.com/Lr9WwgOaWG — Krishnamurthy August 14, 2023 Leopard Trapped A leopard was trapped in a cage set up at the seventh mile of the Tirumala-Alipiri …

Tirupati: Five more Leopards Spotted Near Tirumala-Alipiri Footpath
1 year, 4 months ago

Tirupati: Five more Leopards Spotted Near Tirumala-Alipiri Footpath

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirumala: Forest department officials have revealed that five more leopards have been spotted in the vicinity of the Tirumala-Alipiri footpath. This is a cause for concern for the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam and Forest Department, as it increases the risk of leopard attacks on devotees. The TTD and Forest Department will be holding a review meeting on the safety of devotees …

Madhya Pradesh: Father risks life, saves 4-year-old kid taken away by leopard
1 year, 5 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: Father risks life, saves 4-year-old kid taken away by leopard

India TV News  

A father risked his life to save his 4-year-old son from a Leopard attack in Madhya Pradesh's Chacharia village, which falls in the buffer zone of Umaria-Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. The 45-year-old Ram Prasad Singh Gond was sleeping with his 4-year-old son Ravi Shankar when a leopard entered the house at around 3 am and took the child away. As they …

Leopard Attacks 5-Year-Old At Tirumala Footpath, Grabs Him By Neck; Boy Saved
1 year, 6 months ago

Leopard Attacks 5-Year-Old At Tirumala Footpath, Grabs Him By Neck; Boy Saved

News 18  

In a shocking incident, a leopard attacked a five-year-old boy on the footpath of Tirumala and tried to take him away triggering panic among the locals and devotees nearby. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams Executive Officer Dharma Reddy rushed to the accident spot and later visited the injured boy at the hospital. According to the EO, the leopard attacked the boy when …

Three-year-old boy miraculously escapes leopard attack on Tirumala trekking route
1 year, 6 months ago

Three-year-old boy miraculously escapes leopard attack on Tirumala trekking route

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: A three-year-old boy narrowly escaped a leopard attack near the 7th mile along the Alipiri-Tirumala pedestrian route on Thursday night. The swift response from the local vendors, TTD vigilance and security guards and trekking devotees averted a tragedy. He was Kaushik, a native of Adoni According to preliminary information provided by the TTD, a leopard on the prowl pounced …

Five injured in leopard attack near KWS
1 year, 9 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 cubs rescued from village in Mandya
1 year, 11 months ago

Leopard cubs rescued from village in Mandya

Hindustan Times  

Forest officers took custody of two leopard cubs from Kolagere village in Mandya district hours after they were rescued by a group of youngsters, who took them to the village, officials said on Thursday. Forest officers took custody of two leopard cubs from Kolagere village in Mandya hours after they were rescued by youngsters Officials said the group of youngsters …

Leopard Kills Six-year-old Girl in Jharkhand's Palamu, 3rd Incident in Last 10 Days
2 years ago

Leopard Kills Six-year-old Girl in Jharkhand's Palamu, 3rd Incident in Last 10 Days

News 18  

A six-year-old girl was killed by a leopard in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district, the third such incident in Palamu division in the last 10 days, an official said on Tuesday. The big cat attacked the child, identified as Sita Kumari, when she went to attend the nature’s call adjacent to her house in Sevadih village in Ranka area, around 210 km …

23-yr-old woman killed in leopard attack in Mysuru, alert in B’luru after four big cats spotted
2 years, 1 month ago

23-yr-old woman killed in leopard attack in Mysuru, alert in B’luru after four big cats spotted

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka forest department issued a shoot-at-sight order against a leopard after the animal killed a woman in Mysuru, officials familiar with the matter said on Friday. He said the family had filed a complaint with the forest department three months back that a leopard and its cubs were sighted in a sugar cane field near the house. “The senior …

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 …

Video: Leopard attack in Karnataka's Mysuru; big cat rescued by forest dept
2 years, 2 months ago

Video: Leopard attack in Karnataka's Mysuru; big cat rescued by forest dept

Hindustan Times  

In a scary incident, a leopard set foot in Mysuru's Kanaka Nagar area and attacked some people on Friday, a video showed. There were no casualties as people escaped with minor to no injuries and the leopard was captured and rescued by forest department officials, news agency ANI reported. “#WATCH | Karnataka: A leopard entered the Kanaka Nagar of Mysuru …

Weeks on, officials fail to capture leopard in Belagavi
2 years, 4 months ago

Weeks on, officials fail to capture leopard in Belagavi

Hindustan Times  

Weeks after a leopard was spotted at different locations within the city limits in Karnataka’s Belagavi, the ongoing hunt to capture the wild animal has failed to produce any results so far. The officials from forest and police department involved in capturing the wild animal have come under fire for failing to capture the big cat. The leopard was surrounded …

Spine-chilling video of leopard attacking forest officials in Panipat goes viral
2 years, 8 months ago

Spine-chilling video of leopard attacking forest officials in Panipat goes viral

Firstpost  

The clip, shared by Panipat Superintendent of Police, Shashank Kumar Sawan on Twitter, shows the leopard using its claws to attack the officers A heart-wrenching video of a leopard attacking some forest officials and policemen has gone viral on social media. The clip, shared by Panipat Superintendent of Police, Shashank Kumar Sawan on Twitter, shows the leopard using its claws …

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 …

Leopard Mauls 8-Year-Old Boy to Death in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari
3 years, 7 months ago

Leopard Mauls 8-Year-Old Boy to Death in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari

News 18  

An eight-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari district on Saturday, a forest official said. The incident took place in the forest near Mukundpur village under Nagri development block in the morning, when the boy identified as Ashish had ventured into the jungle with some locals to collect wood, the official said. A leopard lurking …

Leopard attacks family in Vellore district, forest officers capture and tranquillise it
3 years, 8 months ago

Leopard attacks family in Vellore district, forest officers capture and tranquillise it

The Hindu  

Three members of a family, including two women, were attacked by a leopard that entered their house in Kalarpalayam in Gudiyatham in Vellore district, during the late hours of Wednesday. On Thursday morning, Forest Department officers managed to tranquillise the big cat, trapped inside the house. “Since the animal was hiding in one of the rooms, the Forest officials tried …

Uttar Pradesh: Leopard enters govt school campus, attacks dog
4 years, 10 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Leopard enters govt school campus, attacks dog

India TV News  

Children at a government school had a narrow escape after a leopard entered the campus from adjacent fields and attacked a dog. The incident was reported from Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit on Wednesday, where the leopard killed the dog and dragged the carcass to the fields near the Barahi forest range of the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve. When the principal Nidhi Diwakar …

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 …

Week after, leopardess that killed minor boy captured
5 years, 1 month ago

Week after, leopardess that killed minor boy captured

India TV News  

After week-long monitoring, Dhaurahra forest range officials of the Dudhwa buffer zone captured the leopardess that had mauled a minor boy to death on November 11, forest officials said here on Wednesday. The leopardess was caught on Monday night in Ganapur beat of the Dhaurahra range, the officials said, adding that it had killed seven-year-boy Manoj while he was returning …

Week on, leopardess that killed minor boy in UP captured
5 years, 1 month ago

Week on, leopardess that killed minor boy in UP captured

India Today  

After a week-long monitoring, Dhaurahra forest range officials of the Dudhwa buffer zone captured the leopardess that had mauled a minor boy to death on November 11, forest officials said here on Wednesday. The leopardess was caught on Monday night in Ganapur beat of the Dhaurahra range, the officials said, adding that it had killed seven-year-boy Manoj while he was …

Leopard strays into fields, attacks three at Ankampalem
5 years, 11 months ago

Leopard strays into fields, attacks three at Ankampalem

Deccan Chronicle  

Rajahmundry: An adult leopard from the nearby Papikonda national park strayed into paddy fields and attacked three men, causing them minor injuries at Ankampalem village of Athreyapuram mandal in East Godavari on Monday. Forest authorities say that the leopard from nea-rby Gokavaram or Mared-umilli forest areas which are a part of the Papikon-da national park, strayed into the village after …

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