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Authorities in Junnar have captured a male leopard following a series of fatal attacks on children

After fatal attack on 8-yr-old in Junnar, leopard captured at same location

December 17, 2025 10:12 am

In the two villages Pimparkhed and Jambut of Shirur taluka three tragic deaths occurred due to leopard attacks between October 12 and November 1. Shivanya Bombe (5) on October 12, Bhagubai Jadhav (70) on October 22 and Rohan Bombe (13) on November 1 lost their lives.

A 2-year-old female golden jackal was rescued from Junnar (Express Photo)

Golden jackal rescued near Junnar in Maharashtra, overcomes broken leg and returns to wild

April 14, 2025 4:06 pm

Rescued by the Junnar forest division, The Junnar forest division staff rescued the jackal and took it to the Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre (MLRC) for treatment.

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The Burn Out: As summer gets harsher in Pune, human-leopard conflict trigger concern among Junnar migrant workers

March 28, 2025 4:54 pm

Forest Department says it is closely working with the local population to address the crisis, studies show that the leopard attack incidents rise during the summer months.

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184 leopards rescued in Maharashtra’s Junnar division in 5 years, mostly from open wells

February 26, 2025 2:19 pm

Maharashtra’s forest department and the Wildlife SOS non-profit organisation have collaborated to spread awareness and cover open wells

Pune District Collector had in June notified over 230 villages from four talukas of Pune district as prone to disaster due to repeated incidents of human-leopard conflicts. (Express File/Representational Photo)

4-year-old girl killed in leopard attack, ninth death in Junnar division this year

December 25, 2024 9:57 pm

With this latest incident, the number of human deaths in human-leopard conflict in Junnar has risen to nine for this year with six of them being children.

Human-leopard conflict: 4-year-old boy killed in Shirur, 9th fatality in Junnar division

November 16, 2024 10:44 pm

Around 6.30pm on Friday, while the boy was playing near his house in the Mandavgan Pharata village, a leopard came from a sugarcane field located nearby and attacked him.

After 2 human deaths, 7 leopards trapped in a week in Pune's Junnar but rumours causing unrest against forest dept

May 17, 2024 10:12 am

Drone surveys are being done in the region to spot the leopard movements.

4 of family among 8 killed as pick-up truck rams autorickshaw in Pune

December 19, 2023 1:48 am

The accident took place between Dingore and Pimpalgaon Joga villages, around 105km from Pune city, around 10.30pm.

Pune: Civet cat rescued from 30-feet-deep well in Junnar

September 24, 2021 7:28 am

The animal was later released back into its natural habitat. The civet was first spotted by villagers, who contacted the Forest Department and Wildlife SOS.

Leopard sighted in bathroom of house adjoining IT park

Pune: Lost leopard cub reunited with its mother in Junnar

April 12, 2021 9:49 pm

On Friday evening, farmers at Bori village stumbled upon a tiny leopard cub just as they were heading back home from the sugarcane fields. Worried for its well-being, they immediately contacted the Maharashtra Forest department, which in turn contacted Wildlife SOS for an early intervention.