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.
As the highways pass through the forest areas, the wild animals are meeting accidental deaths.
The forest department will be fixing a radio collar on the leopard, before releasing it in the wild.
Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered under sections 9, 50 and 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act against the farmer Dharampal, who is a resident of Barauli.
Rescue team member Ravi Joshi said, “We are working on a new plan. We will be digging a pit near the drain pipe and after breaking the pipe will create a new exit route for the leopard.”
About 70-75 migrant workers had returned to their ancestral village Khanda during the lockdown.
