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Maharashtra to adopt AI solutions to tackle human-animal conflict: Forest Minister Ganesh Naik
March 12, 2026 1:03 pm
With the help of technology, the Maharashtra Government will issue alerts regularly to keep people informed about leopard movement in sensitive areas.
A knock and a deadly fight: How Odisha youth survived leopard attack
January 25, 2026 3:57 am
Subhransu Bhol stabbed and killed the leopard, which had strayed into his house, with a kitchen knife
Pugmarks, drone vision, sniffer dogs and skilled marksmen: How relentless pursuit took down 'maneater' leopard
November 06, 2025 12:11 am
The male leopard aged above five years was shot dead after attempts were made to tranquilise it with a dart but the animal turned aggressive and charged at the team leaving them no option but to open fire around 10.30 pm on Tuesday, forest officials said.
State seeking Centre's nod to kill leopards that are maneaters: Devendra Fadnavis
November 04, 2025 7:50 pm
Another demand placed before the Centre by the state government includes permission to capture and relocate leopards to the rescue centre. It has also sought permission to implement a large-scale sterilisation programme to control leopard populations.
‘I can’t close my eyes’: Fear, grief and anger in villages under siege by leopards
November 04, 2025 3:08 am
As family recounts horror of losing 13-year-old to leopard attack, shoot-on-sight order issued for big cat
Who are the target shooters deployed for the operation to capture or eliminate the leopards?
November 04, 2025 1:49 am
Their deployment comes a day after 13-year-old Rohan Bombe was killed in Shirur taluka on Sunday afternoon in the fifth such fatality arising from human-leopard conflict in Pune district this year
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.
Maharashtra Assembly elections: Human-leopard conflict to be a raging issue in 4 seats of Pune district
October 25, 2024 2:22 pm
Eight deaths due to leopard attacks have been reported so far since March in the Junnar Forest Division; Junnar, Ambegaon, Shirur and Khed fall in the Junnar Forest Division.
Maharashtra Assembly polls: ‘We are terrified of leopards, my vote will go to someone who can solve the issue’
October 25, 2024 10:33 pm
Initially, Junnar was a stronghold of the Indian National Congress and later, the Shiv Sena and the NCP strengthened their base.
Suspected man-eater leopard shot dead in Udaipur forests after attacking police constable
October 19, 2024 1:14 am
The leopard was shot at Madar village in Udaipur district’s Gogunda forest range. The state forest department had previously issued shoot-at-sight orders for the suspected man-eater.
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