Mysore/Mysuru: A leopard which has sustained serious injuries after a car had hit it on the Service Road near Uttanahalli Ring Road junction in the wee hours of Saturday, has succumbed to injuries. Alanahalli Police, who were conducting their regular beat rushed to the spot, where the injured leopard was lying and prevented passersby from…
Leopard trapped in cage at KRS
December 28, 2022Same feline was captured in CCTV cameras, confirms Forest Department Srirangapatna: After spending sleepless nights and conducting day-long operations in and around the famed Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and the Brindavan Gardens for over three months, the Forest Department has finally been able to successfully trap the leopard that had triggered terror in the…
Three leopards resurface in farms on KRS backwaters
December 26, 2022Kill four goats, spread terror among farming community; Villagers blame forest officers Srirangapatna: After a brief lull, a couple of leopards are spreading terror in the farmland on the backwaters of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and have killed four goats in a single day recently creating panic among the residents and tourists. The leopards,…
Leopard that killed two students finally trapped, shifted to Bannerghatta Biological Park
December 25, 2022T. 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…















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