Mysuru: Fear and panic has gripped the villagers of Naguvanahalli in Srirangapatna taluk after a villager saw a leopard jumping from a tree and chasing a pig. Pug marks of the leopard have been found at the spot to confirm its presence in the village.
Nagunalli is located after Hale Kesare in the outskirts of Mysuru.
Annaiah, a villager, speaking to Star of Mysore this morning said that he had seen a leopard jumping from a tree and entering his field about 12 days ago. He further said that yesterday, the leopard had chased a pig from the village and killed it in his field. “It has also killed my pet cat and a few dogs too,” Annaiah said.
Following the leopard scare and complaint from the villagers, the Forest Department staff have placed a cage in the farm of Annaiah and have a tied a dog inside the cage as bait to lure the leopard into the cage.
The villagers now hope that the Forest Department would trap the leopard soon so that they work freely and without fear in their fields.
It is learnt that the forest staff have stayed put in the village.
Sir:
I think it is cruel to tie a dog as a bait to catch the leopard. Does the leopard kill the dog or the dog is safe? Why don’t a forest department “officer” sit in the cage as bait for a change?