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  • Leopard On Prowl Caught On Camera

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    SRINAGAR: As the Leopard continues to roam freely in the uptown areas of Srinagar city, the wildlife department Thursday said that they have got some vital clues of the animal by capturing the images in cameras at two places in Srinagar.

    Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the department has been largely successful in identifying the track of the animal and that they are trying at multiple levels to track down the roaming animal.

    “We are getting closer now in sorting out the conflict as our cameras have captured the images from Wanibal and the old airport in the Rangreth area and, so far we have got the images of only one animal”, he said.

    He said that people should continue to take precautions and avoid any movement of children during the morning or evening hours, stating that the animal is roaming around the human habitat.

    “Wanibal area has a history of witnessing the movement of wild animals as last year we captured one Leopard from the area. People in the area should move in pairs and should avoid keeping their pets in the lawns as that attracts the animal”, he remarked.

    He added that they have increased the number of trap cages in specified areas after they identified the vital trails leading to the animal.

    Pertinently, a leopard was spotted in Srinagar’s Rawalpora area, around mid of February, after which the wildlife

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Leopard Trying to Cross Road Hit By Unknown Vehicle in Achabal Anantnag, Dies

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    Waris Shah

    Srinagar, Mar 3: A leopard was killed after getting hit by an unknown vehicle in Achabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this evening, official sources said.

    They told GNS that the leopard got hit and died subsequently, while it was trying to cross the road at Mohripora village in Achabal Anantnag.

    A Wildlife Department official confirming the incident told GNS that they have lifted the carcass of the leopard from the site and will be buried as per departmental protocol. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

  • Leopard Hit By Unknown Vehicle In Anantnag, Dies

    Leopard Hit By Unknown Vehicle In Anantnag, Dies

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    SRINAGAR: A leopard was killed after getting hit by an unknown vehicle in Achabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this evening, official sources said.

    They said that the leopard got hit and died subsequently, while it was trying to cross the road at Mohripora village in Achabal Anantnag.

    A Wildlife Department official confirming the incident said that they have lifted the carcass of the leopard from the site and will be buried as per departmental protocol. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Leopard Trying to Cross Road Hit By Unknown Vehicle in Achabal Anantnag, Dies

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    Waris Shah

    Srinagar, Mar 3 (GNS): A leopard was killed after getting hit by an unknown vehicle in Achabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this evening, official sources said.

    They told GNS that the leopard got hit and died subsequently, while it was trying to cross the road at Mohripora village in Achabal Anantnag.

    A Wildlife Department official confirming the incident told GNS that they have lifted the carcass of the leopard from the site and will be buried as per departmental protocol. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

  • Week On, Authorities Yet To Cage Leopard In Srinagar

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    SRINAGAR: A leopard seen last week in Rawalpora area of Srinagar is yet to be trapped even as the Wildlife Department has permanently stationed its two teams in the area.

    Quoting an official from the Wildlife Department supervising the operation of caging the wild animal, the news agency KNO reported that for the last 48 hours, they did not receive any evidence of sighting of the leopard in the area. “However, we have stationed our two teams there till the animal is trapped. Since last evening, we haven’t received any concrete evidence on the movement of the animal, but our teams are on the ground with active monitoring as cameras have also been installed” he said.

    He said the teams will be monitoring the area round-the-clock and are fully equipped with all required gears.

    “Rawalpora axis and its adjoining areas under a radius of 2-3 km are full of vegetation with thick bushes, and many plots and buildings are laying open which can prove a safe habitat for the wild animal. Sometimes it takes too long to capture, and in a few places, it took us months to cage the animal,” he said. “It is a scare created by a wild animal, not by any human whom we can warn, but we are on it; and as soon as we get to see its presence, our teams are swift and trained to capture it,” he added.

    Urging the people to adhere to the advisory of the Wildlife Department, the official said the people should be careful, especially with the children, while venturing out during morning and evening hours

    “We have already advised and sensitised the people in the areas and have also involved mohallah committees to keep the surroundings free of any bushes or any vegetation so that no animal takes shelter,” the official added.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Leopard Captured Alive

    Leopard Captured Alive

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    SRINAGAR: A leopard was captured alive in Chanderhama village of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday, officials said here.

    Quoting an official the news agency KNO reported that the leopard was captured after Wildlife Department received a call about its presence in an area.

    He said the leopard was roaming in residential area posing threat to lives of people and their livestock.

    “However, soon after getting the information it was captured without causing any damage or injury to anyone,” he said.

    The Leopard will be taken to a safe location and will be set free, the report quoted the official as having said.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Leopard Roaming In Uptown Areas, Caution Sounded

    Leopard Roaming In Uptown Areas, Caution Sounded

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    SRINAGAR: Spotted a week ago, a leopard in Srinagar’s Rawalpora area is yet to be trapped, while the authorities at the Wildlife department on Thursday said the teams and traps have been laid to capture the animal.

    Quoting Regional Wildlife Warden Kashmir region, Rashid Yahya Naqash the news agency KNO reported that the teams have already been deputed for the last three days and that all measures are in place to capture the animal.

    “We have initiated the door-to-door campaign in the area on the advisory, cages, and darts while other needed measures are in place,” he said, adding, “We are monitoring it closely as the animal is been spotted a week ago.”

    Urging people to follow the advisory, the Regional Wildlife Warden Kashmir said that people should follow the advisory issued by the department.

    It is pertinent to mention that it is not the first time that a leopard was spotted in Srinagar. The wild animal has been spotted many times in the district.

    The wildlife authorities said the leopards have become urbanised and are learning to live with human landscapes as they are getting enough cover of food in the shape of dogs.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Wildlife Department Captures Semi-adult Leopard in Gopalpora Anantnag

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    Waris Shah

    Srinagar, Feb 14: A semi-adult leopard was captured by a Wildlife Department team in Gopalpora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday morning.

    Reports reaching GNS said that the beast was spotted by locals in Gopalpora, near grid station, following which they informed Wildlife Department authorities at Achabal Control room.

    On the directions of Wildlife Warden South Division Bijbehera, headed by Range officer Bringi Valley & incharge Control room Achabal along with rescue team tranquilized the leopard from Gopalpora near the grid station.

    Confirming it, an official told GNS that it is semi-adult leopard. “We will release it in its natural habitat”, the official said.

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

  • Another leopard run over by speeding vehicle in Telangana

    Another leopard run over by speeding vehicle in Telangana

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    Hyderabad Zoo

    Hyderabad: In yet another incident indicative of growing man-animal conflict, a leopard was killed after being hit by an unknown speeding vehicle in Telangana’s Nizamabad district.

    The animal was run over by the vehicle on national highway near Chandrayanpalli when it was apparently crossing the road.

    The leopard’s remains were shifted to the district forest office for a post-mortem examination. Forest officials said they have registered a case and were trying to identify the vehicle which hit the leopard resulting in its death.

    “Speed kills. Another victim of speeding vehicle on national highway. This ill fated leopard was killed near Chandrayanpalli,” tweeted Mohan Pargaien, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Telangana.

    Nizamabad and adjoining Kamareddy district have reported similar incidents in the past.

    In September, a leopard was run over on the national highway in Daggi forest area of Kamareddy district.

    Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary spread over Nizamabad and Kamareddy districts is known for a wide variety of life including more than 60 leopards.

    Forest officials say due to growing man-animal conflict, leopards are dying in road and rail accidents.

    Animal conservation activists have been demanding that the speed of vehicles on highways passing through forests be controlled to prevent such accidents. They have also suggested construction of underpasses and bridges in forests for animals.

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  • In Pics: Leopard enters Ghaziabad court

    In Pics: Leopard enters Ghaziabad court

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