Three leopards found dead after eating dead dog Mysore/Mysuru: The intention of killing a dog by poisoning resulted in the tragic death of three leopards — a mother, a male and a female cub — at Belavadi village this morning. Ironically, it is World Biodiversity Day today (May 22), observed to increase understanding and awareness…
Five leopards sighted
May 20, 2021Cage with bait placed to trap the felines in BEML premises Mysore/Mysuru: A leopard with four cubs — all presumed to be sub-adults — were sighted on the BEML factory premises on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday night and a video showing them prowling near the compound is doing rounds on social media….
Four arrested for poaching tiger, leopard
March 31, 2021Snares, jaw traps, goods vehicle seized; Tiger and leopard skin recovered Accused had consumed leopard meat after hunting it down Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested four persons for poaching a tiger and leopard and the Forest officials have recovered the skins of the big wild cats besides seizing snares, jaw traps…
Leopard that had attacked boy near Kadakola trapped
March 16, 2021Nandan had counter-attacked the feline and pierced his thumb into its eyes Mysore/Mysuru: A leopard that had remained elusive for 22 days after attacking a 12-year-old Nandan at Beeregowdanahundi near Kadakola in Mysuru Taluk was finally trapped. Last midnight, the feline fell into a cage kept by the Forest Department near the farm house where…
Modern ‘Hoysala’ kills leopard in Hassan
February 23, 2021Hassan: History says a boy named ‘Sala’ killed a tiger which had strayed into a temple several centuries ago to save his teacher. Here is a ‘modern’ Hoysala who killed a leopard to save his mother from the attack. This incident has taken place at Bhairagondanahalli village in Arasikere taluk of Hassan district yesterday. The…
Thumbs up!
February 22, 2021Boy pierces leopard’s eye with thumb; feline flees Mysore/Mysuru: In a daring move, a 12-year-old boy pierced his finger to one of the eyes of the attacking leopard that bit his shoulder. In deep pain, the feline released its bite and disappeared into the bushes. The boy, who sustained injuries on his shoulder, has been…
Leopard sighted at Brindavan Gardens
February 5, 2021Entry to KRS not closed Three cages placed inside the Garden to nab big cat Mysore/Mysuru: A leopard has been found roaming on the premises of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk on Wednesday, creating a scare. The CCTV camera footage accessed from site shows the big cat wandering near the South Gate…
Leopard walks into cage, gets trapped
February 2, 2021Villagers lend helping hand to shift the cage H.D. Kote: Villagers of Nayakanahundi, thronged in large numbers, not only to have a glimpse of the leopard, which had walked into the cage and got trapped in the wee hours of today, but also to lend a helping hand to the Forest Department staff in shifting…
Leopard menace at Hunsur
January 12, 2021Villagers urge Forest Officials to trap the feline soon Hunsur: A leopard, spotted at Ramapattana village in the taluk frequently, is killing cattle and though the Forest officials have placed a cage to trap the leopard about 10 days back, the feline has not been trapped and is playing hide and seek with the Forest…
She’s no more…
January 7, 2021Leopardess injured in Chamundi Hill hit-and-run case dies at Bannerghatta Rehab Centre Mysore/Mysuru: An 11-year-old leopardess, which was seriously injured in a suspected hit-and-run incident atop the fog-covered Chamundi Hill on the morning of Dec. 28 and later shifted to Bannerghatta Rehabilitation Centre in Bengaluru for treatment, succumbed to injuries on Jan. 5 night. The…
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