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Snow Leopard Documented For The First Time Through ‘Camera Trap’ In South Kashmir

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SRINAGAR: Amid the ongoing population assessment of snow leopards in Jammu & Kashmir, the elusive animal has been officially documented in Kishtwar for the first time through a “camera trap” sighting, according to an official on Tuesday.
Dr M K Kumar, the Regional Wildlife Warden Jammu, said that despite being aware of the presence of snow leopards in the area, they captured the sight of the animal for the first time on three occasions through a camera trap. He added that on the first occasion, two snow leopards were spotted in a single frame, and on the second and third occasions, one was present.
Dr Kumar explained that J&K is part of the nationwide population assessment for snow leopards, and the assessment of the population of the animal is taken up through a multi-layered approach, which includes the assessment of habitats through questionnaires and landscape patterns. He further added that the population assessment of the animal started in 2021-22, and before drawing any conclusion, they would require one full winter and summer to make any valuations.
Dr Kumar said that currently, they cannot speculate on the population of snow leopards, as they are in the mid-process of documentation, and this process involves not only camera trapping but also multiple computer-based programming and parameters.
He further mentioned that as the snow leopard was sighted on camera in Kashmir in the upper reaches of the Baltal-Zojila area last year in November, there is high potential for the presence of snow leopards in the Tatakuti landscape in Poonch-Rajouri are. However, they have not done any research in that particular area.
It is pertinent to mention that in 2021, the wildlife protection authorities in Jammu & Kashmir started a population census of snow leopards as part of the nationwide population assessment of the elusive species. The census was carried out on the directions of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). (KNO)

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May 9, 2023
J&K: Leopard attacks nearly dozen goats in Samba region

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Jammu: A leopard killed nearly a dozen sheep in the Gurha Slathia area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Sunday, police officials said.
Joint teams have been formed and traps placed to capture the big cat, they said.
The leopard ventured into the Ghar Mandi locality of Gurha Slathia from the nearby forest area and attacked a herd of goats, they said, adding that while eight goats were found dead on the spot, three others are missing and are believed to have been taken away by the animal.

A couple of days back, a girl sustained serious injuries after being attacked by a leopard near the Parmandal area.
The wildlife department has been informed about the frequent visit of leopards in the villages adjoining the forest area, officials said, adding that the animal will be caught soon.
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April 23, 2023
Leopard Captured After Injuring Man In JK

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SRINAGAR: Wildlife authorities on Monday captured a leopard after it attacked and injured a man in Poonch district.
Official said that Zafar Iqbal son of Mohammad Sadiq Gujjar, a resident of Marha village in Surankote, was attacked by the leopard in the wee hours in the area. The people nearby made hue and cry which made the animal run away and left the person seriously injured, the said.
The locals brought the injured person immediately to SDH Surankote for treatment. After giving first aid, they said, the injured was referred to District Hospital Rajouri for further treatment.
Later, Wild Life Team Surankote Headed by Ranger Officer Wildlife Idress Khan along with team rushed to the spot and captured the leopard.
Mushtaq H. Choudhary, Wildlife Warden Rajouri-Poonch, said the animal has been shifted to veterniary hospital Rajouri. (GNS)

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April 10, 2023
Leopard Captured Alive In Central Kashmir

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SRINAGAR: A leopard was captured alive during late last night by the officials of Wildlife Department in Kralpora area of Chadoora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
Quoting an official, KNO reported that the leopard was spotted near Kralpora by locals who informed the officials.
He said soon after getting information, traps were set up and leopard was captured alive
The official said it will be taken to a safe location and will be set free.

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April 10, 2023
Leopard Rampage Leaves 19 Sheep Dead, 15 Injured

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SRINAGAR: Officials reported on Sunday that a leopard attacked a group of sheep in Gultha area of Mendhar in Poonch district, killing nineteen of them and injuring fifteen others.
According to the officials, the leopard entered a shed owned by Maneer Hussain Shah and attacked the livestock.As a result, nineteen sheep died immediately, while fifteen others were left with injuries.
A police party rushed to the site to assess the situation, officials added. (GNS)

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April 9, 2023
Leopard that attacked 5, captured, released in Katarniaghat Sanctuary

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Bahraich: A leopard, which injured five villagers on Thursday in Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, was captured by experts in an operation that lasted five hours, an official from the forest department said.
After a health checkup of the leopard, it has been released in the Trans Gerua area of the Katarniaghat forest.
According to the villagers, a leopard attacked Rita Devi (35) and seriously injured her on Thursday morning in Chahalwa village under the Katarniya Range of the sanctuary.

When Rita raised an alarm, the villagers rushed to chase the wild cat away but instead of running away, it attacked them, injuring Sanjay, Lal Bahadur, Sahdev and Santosh.
As more people gathered, the leopard entered the house of a villager and Laxman and hid under a bed.
“A Leopard strayed out in Chahalwa village and injured 5 people. It has been successfully rescued after a five-hour-long rescue operation resulting in no human casualty and no animal casualty,” Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Akashdeep Badhawan told PTI.
“The animal was taken to the Katarniaghat range campus and a health examination has been done. It has been released in the Trans Gerua forest,” he said.
All those injured are being treated in the nearest government hospital, the DFO added.

Earlier this week another attack was reported in which three villagers, including a woman, were injured by a leopard in another area of the sanctuary.
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April 6, 2023
Villagers Panic After Leopard Sighting In Central Kashmir

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SRINAGAR: On Sunday morning, a leopard was seen in various villages of Central Kashmir’s Budgam, which caused panic among the residents.
Local sources said that a leopard was seen near the “Alamdar Brick Kiln,” and the same animal was also spotted freely roaming in the Sharatpora and Bonhuma areas of Budgam.
Those who saw the big cat near the brick kiln raised an alarm and informed the wildlife department. “We saw a big cat early this morning near the brick kiln. The same leopard was seen in the outskirts of Sharatpora village. We are very scared because leopard sightings have become a regular occurrence in the area. We have lost many cattle, and even human beings have been killed in leopard attacks,” said some locals.
The villagers appealed to the Wildlife Department to send a team to capture the leopard before it could harm anyone. [KNT]

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April 2, 2023
Leopard found dead in dumping yard in Telangana

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Hyderabad: A leopard was found dead in Telangana’s Nalgonda district on Wednesday.
Locals found the carcass of the leopard in a dumping yard near Chandanapally and alerted the police, which in turn informed the Forest Department.
The animal was found dead in the bushes in a corner of the dumping yard. Forest officials shifted the carcass for a post-mortem examination. The cause of the leopard’s death will be known after the receipt of the post-mortem report, an official said.
It is suspected that the leopard died after consuming poisonous food kept by some farmers in the area to kill the wild boars damaging agricultural crops. About 20 wild boars had died after eating the food laced with poison and the leopard is also suspected to have consumed the same food.
A few days ago, residents of some areas including Chandanapally had complained to the authorities about a leopard moving in the area. They alleged that no attempt was made to catch the animal.
The leopard is suspected to have died about 10 days ago.
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March 29, 2023
Leopard mauls woman to death in Odisha

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Bhubaneswar: A 65-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard in Sunabeda sanctuary in Odisha, a top forest department official said on Monday.
It was earlier said by the department that the woman was killed in an attack by a Royal Bengal Tiger on Sunday.
“It was a leopard and not a tiger,” Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife), S K Popli said on Monday.
Sanamati Barik (65) of Jalamadei village in Nuapada district had gone to collect firewood near her home on Sunday when she was attacked by the big cat and was dragged her away.
When she did not return home, her family members launched a frantic search and found her partially-eaten body in the jungle on Monday morning.
Initially the Sunabeda Wildlife forester Siba Prasad Khamari said that based on preliminary investigation it appeared to be an attack by a royal Bengal tiger.
“From the pattern of eating the flesh and sucking of blood from the body, it seems the attack was not by a leopard but by a Royal Bengal Tiger,” he said.
It was negated by the PCCF (Wildlife).

The presence of Royal Bengal tigers in the forest is not confirmed. But leopards are known to exist in it.
Popli said forest department officers are monitoring the movement of the leopard and local people have been asked not to enter the forest.
The woman’s family will be given compensation as per the law, he added.
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March 20, 2023
Leopard Caught Alive In Central Kashmir

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SRINAGAR: Wildlife Department officials on Thursday evening caught a leopard in Chackmarg village of Arizal in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
An official told news agency KDC that the wild animal was roaming in the residential areas of Arizal locality and other adjoining areas posing a threat for the locals especially children.
He said a team of Wildlife officials armed with guns visited the area and captured the leopard alive after locals of the area informed them about it.
Ghulam Ahmad, a local, said that the leopard was spotted in the area after which they informed the wildlife officials.
“The wild animal was captured by shooting. The officials casted net on the leopard and caught him alive,” he said. (KDC)

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March 10, 2023