A cat and a leopard came face to face in Nashik recently. The dramatic video of the nail-biting face-off soon went viral on social media.
The Union Territory Government of Ladakh on September 02 has announced snow leopard as its state animal and black-necked crane as state bird. Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal said, "Ladakh Union Territory administration has announced snow leopard as its state animal and black-necked crane as its state bird. Black-necked crane is found in eastern Ladakh's high-altitude wetlands and marshes."
The leopard, which had created panic at Belgaon Kurhe in Nashik by killing goats and dogs, was trapped in a cage set up by the Forest Department on September 01.
Experts put the population of snow leopards to be between 200-300 individuals in Ladakh alone and speak about the fragile relation of their healthy population to overall natural health of the mountains.
The case prompted the zoo to request an experimental COVID-19 vaccine for animals for emergency use.
Disha Patani set the temperature soaring with her latest picture dressed in a leopard print bikini on social media.
An inter-state involved in wildlife crime was busted in Odisha's Kalahandi district on Saturday, and six people were arrested in this connection.
Forest officials rescued an injured leopard from Maharashtra's Nashik on June 07. Leopard was immediately taken to the hospital
The wild animal was roaming in the residential areas of Khansahib and other adjoining areas posing a threat to the locals especially to children.
Adha Shakil went missing from the lawn of her house in Ompora Housing Colony on Thursday evening, they said, adding remains of her body were found in a nearby forest area during a search operation on Friday morning.
A leopard that fell into a water tank near Kodlady village in Karnataka's Udupi on May 27.
A snow leopard gave birth to three cubs in WB's Darjeeling. The cubs were welcomed by Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park.
A team of Wildlife Department rushed to the locality to catch the big cat. However, the leopard grew violent and attacked one of the rescue team members.
Four persons including two children sustained injuries on March 11 after being attacked by a leopard in Indore.
A three-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard at a village in Gujarat's Amreli district, a forest official said on Wednesday.
A six-hour operation launched to capture a leopard that was giving sleepless nights to people in Subramanya and surrounding villages in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district failed as the feline escaped through the roof of a local farm's toilet in which it was trapped along with a stray dog, officials said on Wednesday.
The forest department has sounded an alert after an official confirmed the presence of a leopard in Najafgarh in Southwest Delhi. Deputy Conservator of Forest, Delhi (West) Navneet Shrivastava said a cage with a live bait has been placed in the area to catch the feline.
In what could be termed as an unbelievable incident, a leopard was seen roaming around on a road filled with people in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu.
In what could be termed as an unbelievable incident, a leopard was seen roaming around on a road filled with people in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu. The wild cat was seen gelling up with people on the Banjar-Kullu road in Tirthan valley. One of the persons was even seen petting the carefree leopard. People present there were just glancing at the wild cat with both awe and fear.
A leopard was captured in Nashik by Forest Department officials on January 14
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