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. …
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 …
