leopards

Centre clears leopard sterilisation plan using dart-administered immuno-contraceptive method: Officials

November 17, 2025 10:47 pm

Immuno-contraceptive method to be administered by darts

'No leopard movement', says Forest dept after search at JNU and IGNOU; camera traps to be set up

September 07, 2025 1:18 am

Such calls often turn out to be cases of mistaken identity with other large cats or animals, the official added

‘I’ve seen it four times’: Delhi village on the edge after leopard sighting, inspection teams deployed

June 17, 2025 4:18 am

Forest officials confirmed that the recent photograph was taken at Jagatpur near Yamuna Biodiversity Park Phase II

Mumbai: Camera-trap survey finds 57 leopards in Sanjay Gandhi park, nearby areas

May 05, 2025 1:24 pm

Beyond numbers, the survey also focused on capacity building. Over 50 forest department personnel were trained in scientific wildlife monitoring techniques

Leopard sighted on Pune airport premises, search ops launched

April 29, 2025 1:18 am

Officials said that the location of the sighting was inside the demarcated area of the airport

Leopard attempts to climb bus full of tourists in Karnataka, viral video prompts reactions: ‘Prey vs pray’

October 08, 2024 9:11 am

The incident occurred on Sunday at Bannerghatta National Park in Karnataka when the safari bus driver pulled over to get a closer view of the leopard.

National leopard survey shows count up, but fewer animals outside tiger reserves: What this means

March 05, 2024 11:18 am

While the leopard count climbed by 21% in and around India's tiger reserves between 2018 and 2022, it slipped by 1% elsewhere, underlining the grim impact of conflict and poaching across 89% of the spotted cat’s range.

Leopard population in Maharashtra rises to 1,985; Melghat has highest at 233

March 01, 2024 8:08 am

The report also showed that several states including Uttarakhand, Kerala, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Goa have shown a dip in leopard population.

In bid to curb human-animal conflict, Maharashtra government mulls leopard sterilisation

August 06, 2023 5:52 pm

Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar has directed the department to prepare an action plan for sterilisation of leopards.

Leopards now spotted in Chinnakurchi, forest officials blame encroachment behind man-animal conflict

December 21, 2022 10:44 am

While the residents demanded the forest officials to capture the leopards, the authorities cited massive encroachments but said efforts are on to catch the animals.

Today in pics: January 24, 2014

January 24, 2014 10:24 am