Two Leopards Found Dead In MP; Officials Expect Investigation
In a shocking incident, two adult leopards were found dead in Sheopur district of Madhya Pardesh. One among the two have been suspected to have strayed from Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, forest officials confirmed on January 24. "One apparently died about five days back, while another one is suspected to have died two-three days back," Officials claimed. However, the exact cause of the death is yet to be discovered.
Tags: National, environment, Wildlife , Leopards, Dead
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Bijnor Cane Farmers Fear Leopards As Man-Animal Conflicts Rise
Leopards that hide in the sugarcane fields of Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor have become a concern for the farmers. Reportedly, the leopards that prevented crop-destroying animals are now causing man-animal conflicts that rose to nine deaths in the last two years. Moreover, the farmers have asked officials to relocate the leopards as the sightings have increased up to 20%. Meanwhile, the forest department said that they are not sure about relocating… read-more
Tags: Leopards, Farmers, Bijnor, Wildlife , Human-animal conflict, SugarCane farmers
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NCF Reports Over 85% Leopards Captured In Karnataka Were Translocated
Nature Conservation Foundation's report revealed 268 of 357 leopards captured by Karnataka forest officials were translocated during 2009-2016. Reportedly, of all the leopards captured, atleast 29 got killed in man-animal conflicts. Experts opined livestock killing, traps, and big-cat sightings in human dwellings were major issues. However, it was reported that despite Environment Ministry's 2011 guidelines to discourage leopard's capturing… read-more
Tags: Man Animal conflict, Leopards, environment, MoEF&CC, Wildlife , Karnataka (243, IUCN
Courtesy: Hindustan Times