Leopard strays into Delhi village, attacks 3 people
The big cat was later rescued by the Forest Department with the help of DFS, while the injured were rushed to the hospital.
The big cat was later rescued by the Forest Department with the help of DFS, while the injured were rushed to the hospital.
Central India recorded the highest population with Madhya Pradesh having 3,907 leopards.
A leopard trapped in a wire fence in a private garden in the Thitukkal area near Nilgiri Uthai was rescued after a 6-hour struggle.
Krishna, the leopard born during the Covid-19 lockdown inside the enclosure of the Burdwan Zoological Park here was deported to Siliguri by the forest authorities.
Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khadre on Tuesday said that the authorities are making all-out efforts to catch the leopard prowling in residential areas of the city for the past three days.
The incident happened when the leopard pounced on him and bit his hand when he was going to the farmland for work at around 7 am.
The forest department has arrested three Nepalese nationals with hides of two red panda and one leopard.
The poaching of these protected animals has shot up in Odisha with the seizure of around 50 leopard skins in the last two years. Of the seizures, the STF alone has accounted for the seizure of 32 skins.
The residents have been warned by forest officials to stay indoors and go outside only in groups.
The poaching of these protected animals has shot up in Odisha with the seizure of around 50 leopard skins in the last two years. Of the seizures, the STF alone has accounted for the seizure of 28 skins. AS per official estimate, the leopard population in Odisha stands close to 800.
