A one-and-a-half-year-old female panther, which had mauled a five-year-old girl 10 days ago, was trapped by Forest Department officials on Wednesday on the Anali Estate, around 15 km from here. This was the third one to be trapped in the Valparai plateau in less than four months. The animal was trapped just 10 metres away from labourers' colony on the estate. Veterinarian N.S. Manoharan tranquilised the panther. On instruction from R. Kannan, Conservator of Forests, Coimbatore, it was taken to Vandalur Zoo in Chennai. First time Wildlife Warden K.R. Varadharajan told The?Hindu that it was the first time a panther was being taken to Vandalur zoo from Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary. In 1996, a tiger was trapped near Aliyar and taken to the zoo. The authorities have in the last 10 years trapped 10 panthers. "Though all these panthers had been released in Ulandy and Sichalley valley near Top Slip, this one is being taken to the zoo to dispel fears in the minds of residents of Valparai.'