Panic prevails in Rajasthan town for 5 hours as strayed leopard leaves three injured
Three persons including a forest volunteer were injured in attacks by a strayed leopard in Toda Raisingh town of Rajasthan's Tonk district on Monday.
Three persons including a forest volunteer were injured in attacks by a strayed leopard in Toda Raisingh town of Rajasthan's Tonk district on Monday.
A young leopard rescued from Haryana's Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary has died, with veterinarians suspecting Canine Distemper Virus. Authorities have sent samples for laboratory testing while increasing surveillance in the reserve.
The cub, aged 10-12 months, was observed moving in close circuit cameras in Bajaj Nagar-AG Colony, Sarswati Colony, and Anita Colony over the past 2-3 days, but could not be spotted or traced.
The Forest Department team on Tuesday morning successfully captured the leopard that had been terrorizing the Mahsi tehsil area of Bahraich district for the past month.
CCTV footage captured the leopard moving through different areas of the colony, which houses prominent residents, including former BJP MP Ram Charan Bohra.
A leopard strayed into Vidhyadhar Nagar Colony, an outer area of the Pink City, on Saturday and injured three people before being tranquillised and rescued in a five-hour-long operation by wildlife sleuths.
A seven-year-old female leopard, which was a major attraction for tourists, died at her enclosure in Odisha’s Sambalpur Zoo, an official said on Thursday.
A leopard, which is suspected to have preyed on at least eight people in the Gogunda-Jhadol -Madar region of Udaipur district in Rajasthan last month, was shot dead by forest officials on Friday.
A man-eating leopard in Udaipur's jungles, who had attacked a farmer in the nearby village, was found dead on Friday with an injury mark on its neck, forest officials said.
The Authorities have issued shoot-at-sight orders in case the teams of the Wildlife department are unable to trap and tranquilise the big cat. The whole forest area is being monitored with two drone cameras.
