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Tuesday, 2 February 2021

Indian subcontinent newsdump (w/e 1/2/21)

 Is there a second leopard in N Begur?

... the vicinity, the Forest Department has found a set of pug marks some distance away, raising the question of whether another big cat is on the prowl.

Panic Grips Bengaluru Apartment after Leopard Spotted in Premises Twice in Two Days
Some feel that the big cat is hiding in the 10-acre land adjoining the society 
India's Cheetah Reintroduction Plan Is Fraught With Political Symbolism, Shortm on Scientific Rigor
Rhetoric like bringing back the 'fastest cat in the world' and India having 6 out of 8 big cats is used to justify the expense and scale of the project.

Leopard spotted inside Bengaluru apartment complex; strikes fear in residents
The CCTV camera footage accessed from the Prestige Song of the South apartment showed the big catroaming near one of the parking areas of the ...
Leopard cub sighted in Nuapada village
Villagers captured a video of the large cat and informed forest officials. ... The big cats had reportedly strayed into the village in search of water and ...

Tiger movement on a road creates flutter in Asifabad
Certain motorists claimed that a big cat was sighted when crossing the stretch. Ch Purnachander, Sirpur (T) Forest Range Officer said that a tiger was ...

A2 returns to Asifabad after Maha trip, op to dart big cat
Forest officials have resumed an operation to dart the big cat. "We are waiting for natural cattle kill away from the river," Kawal Tiger Reserve (KTR) field ...

First man-eater leopard killed in Uttarakhand forests this year; it had mauled a woman who had ...
Later on January 1, the 10-year-old big cat was declared a man-eater. ... forest divisions in 2020, followed by two big cats in the Almora forest range, ...


Officials unable to trace leopard that entered Bengaluru apartment
"We have set up camera traps and were using drones to trace the big cat, ... The officials believe that the wild cat strayed from the national park and ...

Odisha Forest personnel rescue leopard
After being rescued safely, the big cat was released in the Kiriamba dense forest, said Divisional Forest Officer (Ghumusar South) Satya Narayan ...
Bengaluru: Cages with goats placed as bait for elusive leopard
Though there is no visual evidence to prove the big cat visited the apartment premises again, unconfirmed reports mentioned about it being spotted on ...

Man-animal conflict turns ugly, villagers lynch leopardess in Bijnor
By the time forest department officials reached the spot, the big cat was dead. ... Likewise, these shy felines too are victims of this growing conflict.

Leopard rescued from poachers' net
The net was laid to catch wild boars but the leopard walked into it. After being examined by veterinary doctors, the big cat was released in Kiriamba ...
Seven injured after leopard invades village in Karnataka's Mandya
Many of those who were fleeing from the big cattripped over stones. They are being treated at a hospital in Pandavapura. The leopard was spotted at ...

Leopard's leap to liberty leaves everyone awestruck
"We laid the trap for the big cat after following due process and permission from Chief Wildlife Warden for its translocation," said the Coimbatore ...

Leopard trapped in cage, released into STR forest
But the big cat, between five to six years of age, remained elusive. It returned to the area a month ago and was spotted at residential areas including ...

Telangana Cotton farmers losing heavily as threat of tiger attack looms
... Bejjur and Penchikalpet mandals in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district, areas where the tiger, suspected to be a big cat named A2, is moving about.

Pugmarks of leopard found in Najafgarh, warning issued
Even though the big cat is not present in human habitation, we have sounded an alert in Ghuman Hera and adjoining villages. Apart from making an ...

Tiger Found Dead In Madhya Pradesh's Pench Tiger Reserve, Second To Die In The State In A Week
The big cat was found dead just days after another tigress was killed in the state. A tiger was found dead in the core area of Madhya Pradesh's Pench

Tigress Sundari to be relocated to MP soon
... and Tainsi villages near the Satkosia sanctuary in 2018, the big cat was kept in an enclosure at Raiguda in the core area of the sanctuary. Notably ...
Ganjam leopard death case: six found responsible, arrested
According to Dr Bhagabati Prasad Das, who performed autopsy on the dead animal, the big catdied due to asphyxiation and hunger. The knot of the ...

Madhya Pradesh: No trace of the big cat in Avanti Yarn Mill, Sanawad; Forest Department declares ...
Forest department at around 6 pm on Friday declared the mill safe to work after carrying out a search operation to ensure there is no presence of the big ...

3 Women Killed: Fear-stricken Villagers In Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh Demand Killing Of Leopard
... where three women were killed in quick succession by a leopard recently, held a demonstration on Saturday demanding the killing of the big cat.

Rescued leopard dies, investigation ordered
Dr Bhagabati Prasad Das who conducted the autopsy on Friday said the big cat died due to hunger and asphyxiation. Viscera of the leopard has been ...

Asifabad tribal claims tiger attack
Sources said that the big cat attempted to chase a resident of Rampur village ... He urged the director to take steps to divert the tiger into the wild and

Authorities struggle to find leopard that's been entering Bengaluru apartment for days
The police, along with the forest department, had formed teams to comb the area in a bid to capture the big cat and release it back into the wild.


Killer tiger returns Asifabad from Maharashtra
The big cat, which developed aberrant behaviour and is suspected to have killed two tribals in November last besides attacking scores of cattle in ...

Snow Leopard-an endangered species in Pakistan requires holistic conservation approach
... the vulnerable big cat inhabiting the snow-clad mountains of transboundary ... Jaffar mentioned that competition between wild sheep, goats and ...





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