T. Narasipur: People in T. Narasipur and surrounding 40 villages heaved a sigh of relief as the leopard that killed two persons was finally trapped in a cage at Madgaralingayyanahundi (M.L. Hundi) after an intensive 22-day-and-night operation. The leopard had attacked and killed Manjunath and Meghana, both students and had also attacked livestock and created…
Thermal drones to track leopard on the prowl
December 7, 2022Additional night-vision drone team arrives from Bengaluru; to begin search this evening Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department is setting up an advanced surveillance mechanism to track the elusive leopard that has already claimed the lives of two youths and terrorised the villagers in the rural belt of T. Narasipur. Except for two sightings in camera traps…
Forest staff step up efforts to catch elusive leopard
December 5, 2022Fresh pug marks, scats spotted; DC appealed to initiate early sugarcane harvest Mysore/Mysuru: Leopard menace since the last one-and-a-half-months on the periphery of the villages and two people falling victims to the feline has triggered panic in T. Narasipur Taluk even as the Forest Department has upped efforts to rescue the animal. The Forest Department…
Families to get Rs. 15 lakh: CM
December 5, 2022Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has announced a compensation of Rs. 15 lakh to the families of two victims who were killed in leopard attacks in Mysuru last week. The CM said that the compensation would be similar to the one that is paid to the kin of victims of wild elephant attacks. With incidents…
Leopard scare: Over 50 Forest staff conduct combing operation at KRS
November 29, 2022Re-opening of KRS will be decided after Forest Department submits report Srirangapatna: More than 50 Forest Department staff conducted combing operation at Brindavan Gardens in KRS Dam yesterday to trace the leopard. The leopard, which was sighted frequently since about 40 days, had forced the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) to close the Gardens to…
Disappointed tourists return from shut KRS
November 19, 2022Dam closed due to leopard scare; feline spotted last evening trying to corner a porcupine Revenue loss estimated at Rs. 2 crore due to closure; over 100 small-time vendors hit badly Srirangapatna: Hundreds of tourists who have been visiting the famed Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and Brindavan Gardens in Mandya are returning as the…
Leopard trapped
November 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: An elusive leopard which had caused scare among local residents in Belavadi Industrial Area, off Hunsur road in the city outskirts, has at last been trapped on Friday. The male feline, said to be aged about 7 years, fell into the cage trap set by the Forest Department with a dog as bait, near…
Leopard attacks dog at KRS
November 8, 2022Not one, but a family of leopards suspected in KRS Srirangapatna: The elusive leopard, has been spotted twice in KRS yesterday too and the wild cat has attacked and injured a dog near Royal Orchid Hotel in the afternoon. Luckily, the dog escaped from the jaws of death but has sustained injuries. After the leopard…
Leopard, which attacked biker, Forest staff in K.R. Nagar, captured
November 4, 2022Forest personnel from Mysuru tranquillise the animal K.R. Nagar: Tension prevailed at K.R. Nagar town as a wild leopard attacked a bike rider and a Forest staff this morning. About 5 am, a resident of the town, who went to his under construction house to do curing works, saw the leopard sitting in front of…
Leopard remains elusive; two cages placed: KRS North Gate closed for tourists
October 30, 2022Business of many small-time vendors affected Srirangapatna: The Forest Department has placed two cages with baits at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam premises, one at the North Gate and another at the South Gate to trap the elusive leopard that is on the prowl. While the Dam and the famed Brindavan Gardens remained out…
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