Surat: A 40-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard in Degadia village of Mangrol taluka. Geetaben Vasava was attacked by the leopard, resulting in severe injuries that led to her death. The forest department is taking action and making efforts to catch the leopard. Notably, last month, another woman also lost her life in Mandvi taluka. DeshGujaratRead More

Jamnagar: The growing leopard population in the Pune district is putting pressure on local shelters and leading to increased leopard attacks in urban areas. To address this issue, Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has suggested relocating some leopards to the Vantara wild animal care and conservation project in Jamnagar or other suitable centers. The Manikdoh Leopard Sanctuary in Pune is currently treating injured and disabled leopards and is operating at full capacity. Frequen...Read More

Junagadh: A leopard created panic at Junagadh Agricultural University in the Moti Baug area of the city today. The big cat managed to enter the Bio-Energy Laboratory of the university, prompting students to quickly lock the lab as a safety precaution. Forest officials were alerted immediately, and they successfully rescued the leopard from the university premises. The incident occurred around 8:30 am this morning, eliciting a response from the Forest Department. After tranquilizing and caging...Read More

Diu: The Diu Collector issued a notification on Wednesday cautioning tourists in the coastal town about the possible wild animal attacks by lions or leopards. A week ago, a lion roar was heard in the union territory, and later, a leopard was spotted roaming in the 489-year-old Diu Fort. The Collector, in a public notice, has warned against venturing close to Kevdi, Dangawadi, and Nagoa villages during the evening and night due to the high risk of wild animal attacks in these areas. The distri...Read More

Sanand: A leopard has been sighted in the vicinity of Kalhaar Blues and Greens residential cluster, situated in Sanand town of Ahmedabad. The reports of leopard sightings have left the residents apprehensive, and the forest department on high alert. Residents of neighboring villages near Sanand have also reported similar sightings. However, the forest officials have not found any concrete evidence of leopard activity in the area so far. A forest official mentioned that despite reports from In...Read More

Junagadh: Lili Parikrama of Girnar commenced on Thursday on Devuthi Ekadashi. However, in sad news, an 11-year-old girl died after she was attacked by a leopard on the Parikrama route earlier this morning. In what might be the first such incident of a wild animal attack on a pilgrim during the annual Lili Parikrama, an 11-year-old named Payal Laxmanbhai Sakhan was dragged away by a leopard in the Bawar Kot area of Bordevi in the early morning hours. Despite an extensive search by the family i...Read More

Narmada: The locals killed a wild leopard after it repeatedly attacked several persons including a forest department employee at Navagam (Panuda) in Dediapada. A leopard entered the residential area of Navagam (Panuda) in Dediapada and attacked four persons including a forest staffer. The four persons tried to combat the panther but they got injured. The locals later killed the leopard after it attacked several persons in the village, it is learnt. The injured per...Read More

Valsad: The incidents of leopard attacks are increasing day by day in Gujarat. In the last 24 hours, two incidents of leopard attacks have been reported in Valsad district. In one incident, the owner of the house risked his life to save his family by confronting the leopard. Yesterday in Velwach village of Valsad, a leopard fatally attacked two women who are currently receiving treatment at the hospital. Today, in Kachigam, a leopard entered a house and fatally attacked a sick young man, but his...Read More

Valsad: Stray dogs were caught in a cage that was set up to capture a leopard in Mograwadi village of Valsad district in South Gujarat. The Forest Department had placed cages at three locations in Nanakwada and Mograwadi areas in Valsad to capture a leopard that was on the move. A hen was used as bait inside the cage to lure the leopard. However, two stray dogs mistakenly entered the cage in Mograwadi upon seeing the hen. They caught up inside the cage. People in the vicinity gathered after h...Read More

Chota Udepur: After a leopard killed two children within eight days, some villages of Bodeli have gone into self-lockdown, and villagers are not even sending their kids to schools. The forest department has planted 14 cages to catch the big cat. The villagers have written to district authorities that they are scared to send their children to schools, and after dark, even the adults don't venture out of their homes. We hope the forest officials catch it at the earliest, a resident told a newsp...Read More