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Leopard hangs from a tree for hours in Himachal
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Saturday, January 20, 2007
A prowling leopard was caught in a trap and remained hanging from a tree for hours before being rescued by wildlife officials.
Farmers in Majroo village, near Nalagarh town, some 120 km from here, attached a crude device to a tree to capture crop-destroying wild boars at the edge of their fields.
The loop was made from a discarded metallic scooter wire. Early Friday the farmers found a roaring leopard instead of a wild boar hanging from the tree.
Shankar Lal, a farmer, informed wildlife officials, who soon arrived with a veterinary doctor. The big cat was first tranquillised, treated on his bleeding leg and then caged.
The animal was safely transported to the Gopalpur zoo in Kangra Valley late Friday.
'The leopard is about two years old and weighs 60 kg,' said R.S. Kanwar, a senior wildlife official, who among others rescued the animal.
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Monday, January 22, 2007
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Administration orders killing of leopard in Anantnag
Administration orders killing of leopard in Anantnag
Rashid Ahmad
Srinagar, January 14, 2007
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The administration in southern Anantnag district has ordered the killing of a leopard involved in the killing of three girls in the hilly region of Achabal.
Seven professional hunters of the area and police have been asked to look for the leopard and kill her.
"We have issued ammunition (12-bore cartridges) to seven professional hunters who have licensed guns to work along with police to spot and kill the leopard," Abdul Rasheed Dar, additional deputy commissioner told the Hindustan Times.
The leopard has caused scare in the area by killing three girls in the past five days. The department of Wild-Life has warned the residents of over a dozen villages over a radius of 15 km around Panchalthan hills of leopard attacks and has asked them to take extra-care while moving out of their houses.
The warning came in a radio broadcast by the chief warden Farooq Geelani. The residents have been asked to move out of their houses in groups and let not their children venture out in odd hours.
The administration woke up to the threat by the wild animals after a leopard killed and took away the body of a 10-year old girl Rayeesa daughter of Ghulam Hassan Mir of Halkha near Shangus on Saturday.
This was the third such incident in the area in the past five days. Earlier a leopard swooped on Panchalthan village and killed a 7-year old girl Beauty Jan. A 10-year old boy was killed by a leopard at Utrusoo village in the same area on Wednesday.
The authorities believe that all the three killings have been carried out by the same leopard.
Hundreds of residents today held protest demonstrations against government’s inaction and its failure to protect them form wild animals. The residents said that they could have killed the leopard the very first day it appeared in the residential area but did not due to fear of police action against them.
“We know what police did in Tral, last month, where residents had killed a black bear”, said the agitated residents. Police arrested four persons and booked them for killing a black bear.
The black bear had attacked and injured a 70-year old resident—Abdul Gani Rather—of Shariefabad village, who later died in the hospital. Incidentally, one of the four persons booked for killing the black bear included the son of the slain resident.
There had been number of incidents of wild bears appearing in populated areas in many parts of Kupwara, Baramullah, Anantnag and Pulwama in the past three months. As many as eight persons including a minor child have been killed and over 30 wounded in the attacks by them on residents.
Wildlife officials say that there had been a substantial increase in wild animal population in Jammu and Kashmir as poaching and hunting has stopped in Kashmir with the rise of terrorism.
They say that the human interference in the wild animal habitat has also increased and many forested areas have been denuded, which force the wild animals to stray into villages.
They say that many areas, where wild animal usually inhabit are covered under snow and these animals come down to residential areas in search of food.
Rashid Ahmad
Srinagar, January 14, 2007
Related Stories [X] close
Jan 12: Leopard kills 7-year old girl in Anantnag »
The administration in southern Anantnag district has ordered the killing of a leopard involved in the killing of three girls in the hilly region of Achabal.
Seven professional hunters of the area and police have been asked to look for the leopard and kill her.
"We have issued ammunition (12-bore cartridges) to seven professional hunters who have licensed guns to work along with police to spot and kill the leopard," Abdul Rasheed Dar, additional deputy commissioner told the Hindustan Times.
The leopard has caused scare in the area by killing three girls in the past five days. The department of Wild-Life has warned the residents of over a dozen villages over a radius of 15 km around Panchalthan hills of leopard attacks and has asked them to take extra-care while moving out of their houses.
The warning came in a radio broadcast by the chief warden Farooq Geelani. The residents have been asked to move out of their houses in groups and let not their children venture out in odd hours.
The administration woke up to the threat by the wild animals after a leopard killed and took away the body of a 10-year old girl Rayeesa daughter of Ghulam Hassan Mir of Halkha near Shangus on Saturday.
This was the third such incident in the area in the past five days. Earlier a leopard swooped on Panchalthan village and killed a 7-year old girl Beauty Jan. A 10-year old boy was killed by a leopard at Utrusoo village in the same area on Wednesday.
The authorities believe that all the three killings have been carried out by the same leopard.
Hundreds of residents today held protest demonstrations against government’s inaction and its failure to protect them form wild animals. The residents said that they could have killed the leopard the very first day it appeared in the residential area but did not due to fear of police action against them.
“We know what police did in Tral, last month, where residents had killed a black bear”, said the agitated residents. Police arrested four persons and booked them for killing a black bear.
The black bear had attacked and injured a 70-year old resident—Abdul Gani Rather—of Shariefabad village, who later died in the hospital. Incidentally, one of the four persons booked for killing the black bear included the son of the slain resident.
There had been number of incidents of wild bears appearing in populated areas in many parts of Kupwara, Baramullah, Anantnag and Pulwama in the past three months. As many as eight persons including a minor child have been killed and over 30 wounded in the attacks by them on residents.
Wildlife officials say that there had been a substantial increase in wild animal population in Jammu and Kashmir as poaching and hunting has stopped in Kashmir with the rise of terrorism.
They say that the human interference in the wild animal habitat has also increased and many forested areas have been denuded, which force the wild animals to stray into villages.
They say that many areas, where wild animal usually inhabit are covered under snow and these animals come down to residential areas in search of food.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Leopard electrocuted in Etawah
Leopard electrocuted in Etawah
Posted at Friday, 12 January 2007 17:01 IST
Etawah, Jan 12: An endangered leopard got electrocuted at Chakranagar area of the Etawah district on Thursday, Sahara Samay reported.
According to the channel, farmers of this district put fencing of electric wires at their fields to save their crops from wild animals and supply electricity in the night.
The leopard also became the victim of such security. Meanwhile, the forest department has taken custody of leopard and said that culprits will not be spared.
Posted at Friday, 12 January 2007 17:01 IST
Etawah, Jan 12: An endangered leopard got electrocuted at Chakranagar area of the Etawah district on Thursday, Sahara Samay reported.
According to the channel, farmers of this district put fencing of electric wires at their fields to save their crops from wild animals and supply electricity in the night.
The leopard also became the victim of such security. Meanwhile, the forest department has taken custody of leopard and said that culprits will not be spared.
Leopard kills 7 year old girl in Anantnag
Leopard kills 7-year old girl in Anantnag
Rashid Ahmad
Srinagar, January 12, 2007
A leopard killed a 7-year old girl at Panchalthan village in the hills of Achabal in southern Anantnag district on Friday. Police said the leopard suddenly appeared outside the house of one Mohammad Yousuf Shaikh in the village, and attacked his daughter Beauty Jan.
Police said that, who was rescued by the residents by raising an alarm, however suffered critical injuries residents and died on way to hospital.
This is second such incident in the area in the past three days. Earlier on Tuesday a leopard attacked and killed a 10-year old boy at a nearby Utrusso village in the same area. The killing of children by the wild animals have caused panic and scare in the area.
Wild bears entered populated areas in many parts of Kupwara, Baramullah, Anantnag and Pulwama in the past three months. As many as five persons including a minor child were killed and over 30 wounded in the attacks by them on residents.
Last month, a black bear attacked a 70-year old person Abdul Gani Rather at Shariefabad village in Tral and injured him critical, who later died in the hospital. The residents chased the black bear and attacked hiom with lathis and stones. The irate mob later burnt the wild animal live. Four persons were arrested for killing the bear.
Two months back, a bear snatched a child in Kupwara, whose body was recovered the next morning from a nearby field. A woman in Kondabal village, around 27 km from Srinagar, was also attacked by a wild bear, who succumbed to injuries at a hospital.
Wildlife officials say that there had been a substantial increase in wild animal population in Jammu and Kashmir as poaching and hunting has stopped in Kashmir with the rise of terrorism.
They say that the human interference in the wild animal habitat has also increased and many forested areas have been denuded, which force the wild animals to stray into villages.
They say that many areas, where wild animal usually inhabit are covered under snow and these animals come down to residential areas in search of food.
Rashid Ahmad
Srinagar, January 12, 2007
A leopard killed a 7-year old girl at Panchalthan village in the hills of Achabal in southern Anantnag district on Friday. Police said the leopard suddenly appeared outside the house of one Mohammad Yousuf Shaikh in the village, and attacked his daughter Beauty Jan.
Police said that, who was rescued by the residents by raising an alarm, however suffered critical injuries residents and died on way to hospital.
This is second such incident in the area in the past three days. Earlier on Tuesday a leopard attacked and killed a 10-year old boy at a nearby Utrusso village in the same area. The killing of children by the wild animals have caused panic and scare in the area.
Wild bears entered populated areas in many parts of Kupwara, Baramullah, Anantnag and Pulwama in the past three months. As many as five persons including a minor child were killed and over 30 wounded in the attacks by them on residents.
Last month, a black bear attacked a 70-year old person Abdul Gani Rather at Shariefabad village in Tral and injured him critical, who later died in the hospital. The residents chased the black bear and attacked hiom with lathis and stones. The irate mob later burnt the wild animal live. Four persons were arrested for killing the bear.
Two months back, a bear snatched a child in Kupwara, whose body was recovered the next morning from a nearby field. A woman in Kondabal village, around 27 km from Srinagar, was also attacked by a wild bear, who succumbed to injuries at a hospital.
Wildlife officials say that there had been a substantial increase in wild animal population in Jammu and Kashmir as poaching and hunting has stopped in Kashmir with the rise of terrorism.
They say that the human interference in the wild animal habitat has also increased and many forested areas have been denuded, which force the wild animals to stray into villages.
They say that many areas, where wild animal usually inhabit are covered under snow and these animals come down to residential areas in search of food.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Girl killed in leopard attack
Girl killed in leopard attack
Posted at Tuesday, 09 January 2007 18:01 IST
Srinagar, Jan 9: A 10-year-old girl was killed in a leopard attack in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said today.
Shabina Akhter, a resident of Beighpora-Utrusoo, was critically injured in the attack by the animal in her village last night, the sources said.
She was immediately taken to the sub-district hospital Achabal but succumbed to her injuries, the sources said.
The leopard was driven back into the nearby forest by villagers who noticed the animal attacking the girl.
Snowfall in the upper reaches has caused a shortage of prey for wild animals and they often enter villages in search of the food.
In the past several months, over a dozen persons have been killed and many injured in the attacks by the wild animals, especially black bears and leopards.
Posted at Tuesday, 09 January 2007 18:01 IST
Srinagar, Jan 9: A 10-year-old girl was killed in a leopard attack in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said today.
Shabina Akhter, a resident of Beighpora-Utrusoo, was critically injured in the attack by the animal in her village last night, the sources said.
She was immediately taken to the sub-district hospital Achabal but succumbed to her injuries, the sources said.
The leopard was driven back into the nearby forest by villagers who noticed the animal attacking the girl.
Snowfall in the upper reaches has caused a shortage of prey for wild animals and they often enter villages in search of the food.
In the past several months, over a dozen persons have been killed and many injured in the attacks by the wild animals, especially black bears and leopards.
Leopard on prowl
Leopard on prowl
[ 9 Jan, 2007 2235hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
VADODARA: In yet another incident of man-animal conflict, a leopard attacked two persons on the outskirts of the Shinor village near here. It is suspected that the leopard may have been lurking in the area for quite some time, but attacked someone only on Monday morning.
The incident has raised concern amongst the forest officials as it comes within 24 hours of a leopard entering a house in the Amit Nagar locality in the Karelibag area of the city. The leopard was nabbed after an intense drama that lasted for around six hours.
Even before the forest officials took a breather, attack by a leopard on a resident of Shinor village early on Monday morning kept them on their toes. One Pravin Waghri was attacked by a leopard when he was passing by the Naramada canal on the outskirts of Shinor.
The second incident took place within a couple of hours when one Bhikha Waghri was attacked. Bhikha was attacked near his house when he went to meet his son who was grazing cattle nearby. A team of forest officials rushed to Shinor on hearing about the incident. Officials claimed that the animal was later spotted in some bushes near Shinor and had been cordoned off so that it did not escape. Three cages with baits had been kept in the area to capture the animal.
It is also believed that the leopard may be injured. A police party along with some villagers had tried to track the leopard. It attacked the group and one person from the group hit the leopard with a sickle. However, since no one saw the leopard after the incident, the seriousness of the injury is not known.
However, till late night the leopard did not come out of the bushes and the agonising wait for officers continued. "It can remain in hiding for hours without food. It will move out only if it is very hungry," said district forest officer Deepak Tipre, who was camping in Shinor.
Commenting on the repeated incidents of leopards straying into human settlements, Tipre said, "Such incidents take place if the leopards find it difficult to get food in the jungle. Also, if the population of leopards in a particular area increases, it can lead to territorial fights and the leopard that loses the fight has to leave the area. Such a leopard can stray into human settlements." Tipre said that the leopard may have come to Shinor from the forests of Dediapada or Rajpipla in the Narmada district. Its pugmarks were spotted along the bank of the Narmada River near Shinor.
Meanwhile, forest officials also spotted some pugmarks and remains of an animal like a dog in the Mayo Hospital, which is not very far from near Amit Nagar.
It is believed that the pugmarks were of the same leopard that had entered a home in Amit Nagar and was later trapped
[ 9 Jan, 2007 2235hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
VADODARA: In yet another incident of man-animal conflict, a leopard attacked two persons on the outskirts of the Shinor village near here. It is suspected that the leopard may have been lurking in the area for quite some time, but attacked someone only on Monday morning.
The incident has raised concern amongst the forest officials as it comes within 24 hours of a leopard entering a house in the Amit Nagar locality in the Karelibag area of the city. The leopard was nabbed after an intense drama that lasted for around six hours.
Even before the forest officials took a breather, attack by a leopard on a resident of Shinor village early on Monday morning kept them on their toes. One Pravin Waghri was attacked by a leopard when he was passing by the Naramada canal on the outskirts of Shinor.
The second incident took place within a couple of hours when one Bhikha Waghri was attacked. Bhikha was attacked near his house when he went to meet his son who was grazing cattle nearby. A team of forest officials rushed to Shinor on hearing about the incident. Officials claimed that the animal was later spotted in some bushes near Shinor and had been cordoned off so that it did not escape. Three cages with baits had been kept in the area to capture the animal.
It is also believed that the leopard may be injured. A police party along with some villagers had tried to track the leopard. It attacked the group and one person from the group hit the leopard with a sickle. However, since no one saw the leopard after the incident, the seriousness of the injury is not known.
However, till late night the leopard did not come out of the bushes and the agonising wait for officers continued. "It can remain in hiding for hours without food. It will move out only if it is very hungry," said district forest officer Deepak Tipre, who was camping in Shinor.
Commenting on the repeated incidents of leopards straying into human settlements, Tipre said, "Such incidents take place if the leopards find it difficult to get food in the jungle. Also, if the population of leopards in a particular area increases, it can lead to territorial fights and the leopard that loses the fight has to leave the area. Such a leopard can stray into human settlements." Tipre said that the leopard may have come to Shinor from the forests of Dediapada or Rajpipla in the Narmada district. Its pugmarks were spotted along the bank of the Narmada River near Shinor.
Meanwhile, forest officials also spotted some pugmarks and remains of an animal like a dog in the Mayo Hospital, which is not very far from near Amit Nagar.
It is believed that the pugmarks were of the same leopard that had entered a home in Amit Nagar and was later trapped
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