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) …
Darjeeling, March 30: The Padamaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park is set to start conservation breeding of the clouded leopard with the arrival of a pair from Sephoyjhola zoo in Tripura. The World Conservation Union, an international organisation that maintains a global list of endangered species, has classified the clouded leopard …
Junagadh: A leopard that had fallen into a swimming pool at the farmhouse of Popat Vaghasiya in Visavadar taluka injured a farmer on Saturday morning before escaping into the forest. According to forest officials, the leopard had fallen into the swimming pool of Vaghasiya's farmhouse on Friday night. "We rushed …
Three injured after being attacked by the big cat; zoo staff to the rescue Sushanta Talukdar Guwahati: A full grown leopard that strayed out of the nearby forest and entered Jyotikuchi, a residential area here, was rescued by Assam State Zoo staff after tranquillising it at the spot. Three persons …
Ahmedabad: Days after two leopards stalking Gandhinagar were caught, one more leopard has been spotted near Dehgam in Gandhinagar district in the last one month. Earlier this month, one leopard was caught from Kalol and another near Sant Sarovar dam in Gandhinagar. Both were sent to Sakkarbaug Zoo in Junagadh …
Panthera Pardus BEST SEEN AT: Gir National Park, Gujarat; Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka STATUS: Schedule I GOOD TO KNOW: Lives without water THE NAME
P. Oppili CHENNAI: A black leopard was sighted in the Masinagudi range of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in January this year. The four-year-old adult male was trapped in a camera set up by a team of researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India, who have been running a research project …
New Delhi/Gurgaon: As more and more people invade the forests in Aravali area, leopards are being forced to come out in the open. The consequence have been fatal for the big cats. In the last year, three leopards have been killed in Gurgaon and neighbouring Nuh. One leopard was killed …
Two more carcasses of leopards were found near Javagal in Hassan district on Tuesday. In the last three days, three leopards have died near Javagal. On Tuesday, the carcasses were found at Buchenahalli Kavali near Nerlige village. There were no external injuries on them. The mysterious death of leopards has …
PTI | Sipaheejala Sanctuary The endangered clouded leopard seems to have got a new lease of life in the Sipaheejala Sanctuary which has witnessed two births annually of the species whose population has declined to just 31 in India. The sanctuary is the only conservation breeding project for clouded leopards, …
Mumbai: The state is all set to get its first leopard safari. Theforest department has decided to set up such safaris at three places in the state -- near Belwandi in Ahmednagar district, at Manikdoh in Pune district and at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. The Central Zoo Authority passed …
DEHRA DUN: A 12-year-old girl was killed by a leopard in the Jhajara range of jungles in Vikasnagar town of the district in Uttarakhand, officials said on Thursday. The incident occurred when Shanti Thapa and her neighbour went to fetch firewood from the jungles near Rajawala village, where she was …
Guntur, Dec. 10: Villagers of Mothadaka, Nidumukkala, LG Pudi and Pedaparimi of Tadikonda mandal in Guntur district are panicky over the prowling of two leopards for the past 10 days. The villagers, mostly farmers, go to farms for various purposes. They are surrounded by cotton, chilli, paddy, green gram, maize, …
Gangtok, Dec 3: After a long hiatus, a leopard has been spotted in Sikkim. The sighting was done by the villagers of Melli area in South Sikkim in November. The animal was daily tracked. The leopard was captured in a camera for the first time by a wildlife guard Chenga …
DH News Service,Halebidu: An injured leopard was found dead in front of Lord Hanumans idol at Holabageri village in Halebidu taluk of Hassan district on Monday. When Ravi, son of the priest Vasappachar, arrived at the temple in the morning to offer pooja, he was terrified to see the leopard …
A LEOPARD fell into a forest department trap early on Tuesday morning at Chandrapur district's Sarandi village, close to Vejgaon village where leopard attacks have been frequent. Officials, however, are not sure if it was the same problem animal against which shoot orders had been issued. Principal Chief Conservator of …
DH News Service, Koppa: Forest squad and police arrested two persons and seized leopard and tiger skins worth Rs 2 lakh, at Koppa bus stop. The arrested have been identified as Dinne Dinesh of NR Pura and Vasantha of B H Kaimara. They were involved in the sale of leopard …
DH News Service, Koppa: The number of attacks by tigers and leopards are on the rise at Gubbugadde limits and cattle at Gunuvanthe, Golikoppa, Thimmanahadlu, Oorumakki, Bahishkar and Sivapura are falling prey to such attacks. The latest incident is that of a cattle belonging to a certain Ratnakar, which was …
Coimbatore, VILLAGERS near Madukkarai on the city outskirts are under the grip of fear after two leopards gained entry into a farm house here. The villagers had been complaining of a leopard that had been ransacking the plantations situated on the foothills of Madukkarai Dharmaraja Koil area for the past …
VIVEK DESH PANDE NAGPUR,OCTOBER A body found in Junona village in Chandrapur close to where a woman was killed by a leopard on September 22 could be that of a missing youth. He appears to have been killed five days before the 52year-old woman was mauled to death. Prashant Bharsagade …
