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‘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

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

Hold out for hope before monsoon: Sinhagad fort vendors in Pune yet to receive keys from forest dept to new stalls

April 18, 2025 10:47 pm

In December 2024, permanent weather-resistant stalls were built for these vendors. The initiative was taken by the Maharashtra Forest Department to complete this projec

Maharashtra forest dept frames SOP: New rules to check tourist ‘misbehaviour’ at tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries

January 21, 2025 4:29 am

The tourists will be issued “stern” directives to not indulge in any conduct in “uncouth manner” and to “behave orderly” during the entire ride.

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45-day-old leopard cub reunited with mother near Chas village in Pune district

July 07, 2023 3:22 am

On July 3, the leopard cub was discovered near an onion storage house at Chas village in the Manchar Forest Range of Pune district, approximately 54 km from Pune city

Leopard trapped inside well; villagers, Forest dept and Wildlife SOS help rescue it

October 06, 2021 8:39 am

In order to ensure that the leopard did not drown, a team of village rescuers trained by Wildlife SOS and the Forest department collectively lowered a metallic plank into the well.

Ahmednagar: Leopard breaks into school canteen, rescued after four-hour-long operation

July 10, 2021 4:29 pm

The leopard was safely shifted to a trap cage and transferred to the Wildlife SOS Leopard Rescue Centre in Junnar for medical care and observation.

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Golden jackal rescued from Otur, receives treatment for stomach infection

February 03, 2021 11:19 am

The jackal was found by local farmers in a semi-conscious state near a field. After a few days of intensive care and treatment, the jackal showed signs of improvement and a final examination deemed her fit for release.

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Maharashtra: Govt to propose 11 new conservation reserves in meet with wildlife board

December 04, 2020 2:08 am

According to the Union environment ministry, conservation reserves are protected areas that act as buffer zones or connectors and migration corridors between established national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserved and protected forests.

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Govt requests Telangana to transfer two pairs of breeding lions for SGNP

October 05, 2020 12:50 am

The state government had also requested Gujarat for a lion. However, the state hasn’t received a positive response as yet. Officials said they are still pursuing the matter with Gujarat