A tiger was spotted near an opencast coal mining project in Kairiguda village, Goleti mandal, sparking fear among locals and workers. The animal's video went viral, prompting appeals to forest officials to ensure public safety.
A male leopard that evaded capture for 23 days in and around Hyderabad's Chilkur area was finally trapped on the night of July 31. After a sustained effort by the Forest Department using camera traps, cages, and live bait, it was captured and released into Kambalpally forest in Nalgonda.
The Forest Department has set up camera traps at Defence Laboratories School, RCI Hyderabad, after leopard sightings were reported. The school alerted parents to be cautious. If leopard movement is confirmed, officials plan to install cages to trap the animal.
Amid increased movement of wild cats along footpaths and ghat roads in Tirumala, the TTD is making efforts to ensure safety of devotees along the Alipiri footpath route.
According to the forest officials, the leopard movements were captured by a camera trap in Kanigiri hillocks on the outskirts of Bendalapadu village in Chandrugonda mandal on Jan 28.
