India has 13,874 leopards, with the heart of the country — Madhya Pradesh — having the largest number of its third-biggest felid, a landmark report released by the Centre on February 29, 2024 showed. The pan-India population of the Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) was estimated at 13,874 (Range: 12,616–15,132) …
Mahim Pratap Singh BHOPAL: The dwindling tiger population in Madhya Pradesh is causing concern to the State authorities. Adding to the worries is the recent death of a tigress and a leopard in two days in Van Vihar zoo here. In the past five days, five tigers, five leopards and …
Death of a leopard, 'Sheru' on Wednesday after death of a tigress 'Ira' on Tuesday has put the Van Vihar management and the whole forest department officials in a predicament. Even the state government is worried over the continuous death of wild animals in captivity. A young tigress 'Ira' died …
While drivers are accustomed to four-legged obstacles in the form of stray cattle or dogs, a bus driver was startled to be confronted with an unexpected obstacle
The object of this study was investigation of the trade in skins of Leopards and Snow Leopards. Over a period of four years-2004 to 2007-surveys were conducted at the bazaars of some of the country's major cities to investigate the sale of furs of spotted wild cats, in particular Leopards …
Pakistani hunters are trying to catch a wild leopard roaming the grounds of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's official residence, an official said on Monday. The animal, first spotted on a closed-circuit television camera, slipped into the garden of the well-guarded Islamabad compound late last week, perhaps in search of …
A 40-year-old man from Dhave-Sattari was seriously injured after he was attacked by a leopard on Tuesday at about 10.30 pm. According to reports, one Uday Devgo Mandrekar from Dhangarwado had cultivated some vegetables in the field, which was some distance from his residence. Uday had built a small house …
NAVI MUMBAI: The Vashi police on Thursday arrested two persons for trying to sell the skin of a leopard- a species protected under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972. Officials believe the animal must have been killed recently as the skin gave off a strong odour. The duo- Pen-resident …
Sunny Sebastian JAIPUR: Leopards made merry in the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan when the tigers were away over the past few years. The absence of the big cat from the once prestigious Project Tiger sanctuary in Alwar district after their total disappearance in 2004-05 apparently led to the increase …
LUCKNOW: The latest incident of leopard straying was reported from Paraspur village of Katarniaghat forest on late Tuesday evening. The stray cat injured three men after they tried to chase it out of the village. The incident took place on Tuesday morning in Nishangadha range, about as early as 6.00am. …
VADODARA: A leopard died of suffocation after being entrapped in a fishing net at Khatalwad village in Valsad district of Gujarat on Sunday, a forest officer said. Arjun Chaudhry, a forest official, told PTI that a cage was set up in front of a house in the village after learning …
JORHAT, May 3: With an increase of the leopard population in the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, the frequency of leopards attacking humans or vice-versa has commensurately increased near the sanctuary. Last night one Kamal Hazarika was attacked by a leopard at Kachogoral, Sonarigaon and on March 6, a leopard was killed …
The sight of a leopard devouring a monkey on a tree at Naqualim-Chicalim on Wednesday evening caused panic among residents. The incident took place at about 5 pm when locals were startled to notice a leopard consuming its prey. They alerted the forest department, Vasco police and fire department of …
TINSUKIA, April 20: Six persons were injured due to leopard attack at no.7 labour line of Jutlibari TE under Naoholia PS yesterday afternoon. The leopard strayed into the human habitation from nearby Borajan Wild Life Sanctuary. As the people gathering increased after the news spread into the garden about the …
A gang of four poachers were nabbed on Wednesday night on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border due to the good inter-departmental co-operation between the two State forest authorities. The arrested are Ganesh and Guruprasadswamy both from Hasnoor (TN), Charaya, a tribal and Murugan, both from Devanatham in Satyamangalam. The poachers used …
Udhagamandalam: Four persons have been arrested in connection with a wildlife offence. The District Forest Officer, the Nilgiris North, K. Soundarapandian, told presspersons here on Tuesday that the department had recently come to know about efforts being made by a gang to sell a leopard skin. A team of forest …
DINDIGUL: Forest officials seized tiger and leopard skin, valued at Rs.8 lakh, during a raid in the Kannivadi forest range near here on Monday. Three persons have been arrested and cases filed under Section 49 (A) of the Wildlife Preservation Act 1972. Preliminary enquiry revealed that they smuggled the skin …
Three black leopards purchased in February by the Lahore Zoological Gardens at more than 250 times the price the supplier had paid to import the animals from France have been returned to him because they have become weak and sick, Dawn has learnt. Highly placed sources said the zoo had …
LUCKNOW: The end of this year might see a proper rescue centre for monkeys and leopards in the state. The re-drawn plan on the same has been submitted to the Central Zoo Authority by the Lucknow zoo officials. Central Zoo Authority (CZA) had sought the final plan for the first …
