Leopard attacks 65-year-old villager; another cub enters forest official’s house

According to the last census of 2013-14, Dang has over 25 leopards spread in its two divisions - North and South.

In the first incident, a four-year-old leopard fell into an algae-covered well in Wawanda village, under Ahwa Taluka of Dang on Friday night. (Picture for representation purpose)

TWO SEPARATE incidents of man-animal conflict with leopards occurred in Dang district on Saturday. In one, the big cat attacked a man in a village after he was rescued from a well and in the other, a cub entered the house of a forest official.

In the first incident, a four-year-old leopard fell into an algae-covered well in Wawanda village, under Ahwa Taluka of Dang on Friday night. On Saturday morning, a team of forest officials reached the spot and rescued the leopard. However, after his rescue, the leopard attacked a 65-year-old villager, Govind Jadav, and left him injured.

“The leopard ventured into the village during a hunt and accidentally fell into the well, since it was covered with algae. We rescued the animal on Saturday morning, using a rope to tie its body. After stepping out of the well, it injured a bystander, after which the animal was subdued and left in the sanctuary,” said an official of the Dang Forest Department.

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On the same day, another leopard cub entered the quarters of Dinesh Rabari, Assistant Conservator of Forest, Waghai, Dang.

“Around 8 am, an eight-month-old leopard cub had mistakenly ventured into the official quarters, which is situated adjacent to a road in the jungle area of Waghai. After locking the house, a team caught the cub and left it into the wild,” said Rabari.

According to the last census of 2013-14, Dang has over 25 leopards spread in its two divisions – North and South.

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