Time for Maha leopards to change spots as govt set to execute a planState govt moves Centre to spay/neuter leopards; permission to put down maneaters sought
05 Nov, 2025, 12.33 AM IST
Maharashtra lost 22 tigers in Jan-April 2025; 21 persons died in wild animal attacksMaharashtra witnessed a concerning loss of wildlife between January and April 2025, with 22 tiger deaths attributed to natural causes, elec...
04 Jul, 2025, 07.44 PM IST
Watch: How did pet dogs in Nainital save their family from a leopardIn Nainital, pet dogs displayed bravery by fending off a leopard attempting to enter their home. Captured on CCTV, the dogs successfully dr...
02 Aug, 2024, 09.14 AM IST
53 people killed in attacks by tigers and leopards in Chandrapur district of Maha in 2022: Forest minister"While 44 people were killed in the attack by tigers, nine others were killed in the attack by leopards in the calendar year of 2022 in Cha...
20 Mar, 2023, 01.46 PM IST
Hot spots: Did a leopard spend nine harmless hours with a dog?Nothing beats the experience of the dog which got trapped inside a toilet with a leopard which was chasing it.
07 Feb, 2021, 01.30 PM IST
From 8000 in 2014, India's leopard population increased to over 12,000 in 2018: Prakash JavadekarAs per the report, India's leopard population in 2018 was estimated at 12,852, with maximum big cats being found in Madhya Pradesh at 3,421...
21 Dec, 2020, 09.26 PM IST
Finally, India gets a count of its leopard numbers: 12,000-14,000The exercise covered 3,50,000 sq km of forested habitat across the Shivalik hills and Gangetic plains, central India and the Western Ghats.
07 Sep, 2015, 10.46 AM IST
- Finally, India gets a count of its leopard numbers: 12,000-14,000
The first ever count of India’s leopards did not cover Gujarat, parts of Rajasthan and east India, and the entire northeast.
07 Sep, 2015, 08.58 AM IST
- Fearful of humans, leopards often learn to co-exist with them
When noted herpetologist Romulus Whitaker moved to the edge of the Vallam reserve forest some 18 years ago, he asked locals if there were a...
10 Mar, 2015, 07.51 AM IST
- Leopard released by foresters caused mayhem?
The forest officials may have unwittingly unleashed the mayhem at Agarzari near Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) by releasing a 'man-eat...
20 Apr, 2013, 03.01 AM IST
Big leopard numbers in human habitats: StudyA new study has found that a large number of these big cats may be residing in human habitats, quietly sharing space with people in village...
21 Mar, 2013, 01.02 AM IST
Drought hits wild cats too, thirsty animals enter villagesThe acture water scarcity in some parts of Maharashtra is affecting the leopards too, driving them into villages skirting the forests.
29 Apr, 2012, 06.46 PM IST
- Needed: Rapid rescue teams for leopards
Experts say trained teams and a set of dos and don'ts are a must to save big cats that stray into towns & villages.
31 Jan, 2011, 03.26 AM IST
- Two hurt in attack by leopard
Two persons were injured in a leopard attack near here in North Maharashtra, police said.
14 Jan, 2010, 12.13 PM IST
69 leopards dead in eight weeksIndia's leopard count has gone down by 69 in past eight weeks, with many poisoned, ensnared in traps, killed in accidents or became victims...
28 Feb, 2009, 08.55 AM IST
- 27 leopard skins seized in 45 days
From the border outposts of north Bengal to the small towns of Uttarakhand to the remote forest-rich district of Gondia in Maharashtra, 27 ...
13 Sep, 2008, 03.41 AM IST
- Forest, local squad to curb leopard menace in Goa
Goa will form a joint squad of locals and forest officials to curb leopard menace that has been haunting the rural areas of Bicholim for al...
15 Jan, 2008, 03.33 PM IST