Panic spread across parts of Rajanna Sircilla district after two leopards killed calves near villages, while a tiger was also tracked in the region. Forest officials have alerted residents within a 30-km radius and stepped up monitoring efforts.
Two leopards were spotted together on a hillock in Gundreddipally, Toopran mandal, Medak. The viral videos prompted villagers to urge forest officials to capture the animals and release them into deep forest areas, with safety precautions advised
Forest officials in Mancherial have advised villagers to correctly identify tiger and leopard pugmarks to avoid panic. With images often shared on social media, officials explained key differences in size, shape and depth, urging verification before posting.
With the dwindling forest area and lack of prey base and scarcity of water inside forests in the district, wild animals are venturing out into human inhabitations in erstwhile Medak quite frequently, posing a serious threat to the life of both the humans and domestic animals.
An expert committee on this will meet on September 12 and it is likely to submit a report after inspecting the the walkway, based on which further steps would be taken.
Recently, four big cats were sighted in Kengeri, Kumbalagodu, Devanahalli and nearby areas. The authorities have found the carcass of a deer killed by a leopard in Kodipalya near Kanakapura in the outskirts of Bengaluru.
Siddipet: The sighting of two leopards had created tension in the villages of Akkannapet and Nanganur Mandals of Siddipet district. When the driver of Karimnagar Milk Dairy, Yadagiri, was proceeding in a milk van on Sunday night at 10 p.m towards Kondarajupally Bulk Milk Cooling Centre, he spotted two leopards close to the road between […]
Mahabubnagar: A leopard was found dead on National Highway-167 along Mahabubnagar-Raichur route at Kakatiya School near Manyamkonda on Wednesday morning. The officials suspect that the leopard was crossing the road in search of food when an unidentified vehicle ran over it resulting in its death. Upon receiving information, the Devarakadra police and the Forest officials […]
