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 centre is inadequate as it already houses 52 leopards. Shirur leader and LS candidate Shivaji Rao Adhalrao said, “The Maharashtra government on Tuesday discussed the issue of leopard attacks in the Junnar taluka and promised to extend the existing leopard rescue centre.” “The forest department is getting 12.69 hectares of land owned by the irrigation department. Adhalrao met chief minister Eknath Shinde and other office bearers to discuss the man-leopard conflict in Junnar taluka.

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Uttarakhand: Leopard responsible for death of 3 children killed in Tehri Garhwal
3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Rain, floods may increase leopard movement to higher ground
3 months, 1 week 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 …

People barred from entering forest as leopard attacks man in Andhra's Mahanandi
5 months, 1 week ago

People barred from entering forest as leopard attacks man in Andhra's Mahanandi

New Indian Express  

KURNOOL: Panic struck Mahanandi once again as a local tribal man sustained minor injuries in a suspected leopard attack on Tuesday night. With the frequent sightings of leopards in the temple town, Nandyal district Collector G Rajakumari instructed the officials concerned to strictly prohibit the people from entering the forest. In view of recent leopard attacks, the Collector appealed to …

Vigil stepped up after leopard attack in Nandyal, Andhra
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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, …

14 leopard attack incidents reported in Pune dist this year
11 months, 4 weeks ago

14 leopard attack incidents reported in Pune dist this year

Hindustan Times  

The Pune district has witnessed a rise in human-leopard conflict in the last few years. Amol Satpute, deputy conservator of forest, Junnar division, said, the department is taking several steps to mitigate the conflict situation including the implementation of rescue and awareness programmes. Junnar division covers areas of four tehsils in the Pune district including Khed, Ambegaon, Shirur, and Junnar. …

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 movements causing panic among people in Sircilla, Jagtial
1 year, 11 months ago

Leopard movements causing panic among people in Sircilla, Jagtial

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: A panic situation prevails in various villages close to forests in the Rajanna Sircilla and Jagtial districts following some incidents of leopard attacks on humans and cattle there. In Jagtial district, a farmer found a deer was killed by a leopard in the Devanpally forest region in Raikal mandal. The farmers and locals of the both districts blamed the …

K'taka Govt Announces Rs 15 Lakh Compensation to Kin of Woman Killed by Leopard in Mysuru
2 years ago

K'taka Govt Announces Rs 15 Lakh Compensation to Kin of Woman Killed by Leopard in Mysuru

News 18  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday announced a compensation of Rs 15 lakh to the family of a woman, who was killed in a leopard attack in a village in Mysuru district recently. With incidents of leopard attacks in Bengaluru as well as Mysuru being reported recently, Bommai said he has directed the forest department to deploy dedicated teams …

Leopard attack victims' families to get ₹15 lakh compensation: Karnataka CM
2 years ago

Leopard attack victims' families to get ₹15 lakh compensation: Karnataka CM

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said all efforts are being made to stop leopard attacks in the state capital vicinity and announced a compensation of ₹15 lakh for families of those killed in these attacks. "Compensation will also be provided to the families of those killed in leopard attacks, as was given to the families of those killed …

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 …

Woman fights off leopard to save daughter in Maharashtra
2 years, 7 months ago

Woman fights off leopard to save daughter in Maharashtra

India Today  

A woman fought with a leopard to save her three-year-old daughter from its jaws in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur. When I came out, I saw the leopard attacking her and taking her away.” She added, “even after the leopard dropped my child, I had to repeatedly attack it so that it ran away and didn't attack us again.” NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT …

Uttarakhand forest dept ropes in hunter to kill ‘maneater’ leopard in Pithoragarh
3 years, 2 months ago

Uttarakhand forest dept ropes in hunter to kill ‘maneater’ leopard in Pithoragarh

Hindustan Times  

After clamping night curfew, the Uttarakhand forest department has now roped in hunter Harish Dhami to kill the maneater leopard in Pithoragarh district. Bhargav said after the leopard killed an eight-year-old girl in Bajeti ward of the town, the forest department had installed a cage near the place. On September 30, the Pithoragarh administration had extended the night curfew by …

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 …

3 Women Killed: Fear-stricken Villagers in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh Demand Killing of Leopard
3 years, 10 months ago

3 Women Killed: Fear-stricken Villagers in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh Demand Killing of Leopard

News 18  

The residents of the Devalthal area in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district, where three women were killed in quick succession by a leopard recently, held a demonstration on Saturday demanding the killing of the big cat. "We are demanding the killing of the leopard and a government job for one of the three children of the woman, who became the third victim …

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