Leopard strays into town in Telangana, captured
The animal was found napping on the terrace of a house
21/01/2020 , Swathi Vadlamudi, HYDERABAD
Caught napping: Forest staff shifting the leopard from Shadnagar, about 50 km from Hyderabad, on Monday.Nagara Gopal
A leopard that is believed to have strayed from the Kammadanam forest block and created a scare in the surrounding villages with its cattle-killing spree was captured on Monday in Shadnagar town in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district.
The family members of Manne Vijay Kumar got frightened when the leopard was found napping behind planter bins on their terrace, where a family stayed in a penthouse with two children.
“In fact, the two children spotted the animal first. They noticed the tail and approached it to explore. Upon finding the animal, they ran to their parents, who called the police control room,” said District Forest Officer, Rangareddy, Bheema Naik. The police, after verifying the claim from a neighbouring terrace, alerted the Forest Department.
A rescue team headed by Deputy Director (Veterinary) M.A. Hakim soon arrived from Hyderabad.
Crowd of spectators
Hundreds of people had by then thronged the surroundings. “By the time we reached, the leopard had woken up, climbed down the terrace and hidden beneath the stair case. Rescue operation proved to be very difficult, with curious crowds trailing us wherever we went,” said Dr. Hakim.
The team managed to enter the kitchen, from where they shot a tranquilliser dart through the window. The feline then ran for some distance and collapsed on the premises of an under-construction house, from where it was captured using nets.
The animal was found napping on the terrace of a house
21/01/2020 , Swathi Vadlamudi, HYDERABAD
Caught napping: Forest staff shifting the leopard from Shadnagar, about 50 km from Hyderabad, on Monday.Nagara Gopal
A leopard that is believed to have strayed from the Kammadanam forest block and created a scare in the surrounding villages with its cattle-killing spree was captured on Monday in Shadnagar town in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district.
The family members of Manne Vijay Kumar got frightened when the leopard was found napping behind planter bins on their terrace, where a family stayed in a penthouse with two children.
“In fact, the two children spotted the animal first. They noticed the tail and approached it to explore. Upon finding the animal, they ran to their parents, who called the police control room,” said District Forest Officer, Rangareddy, Bheema Naik. The police, after verifying the claim from a neighbouring terrace, alerted the Forest Department.
A rescue team headed by Deputy Director (Veterinary) M.A. Hakim soon arrived from Hyderabad.
Crowd of spectators
Hundreds of people had by then thronged the surroundings. “By the time we reached, the leopard had woken up, climbed down the terrace and hidden beneath the stair case. Rescue operation proved to be very difficult, with curious crowds trailing us wherever we went,” said Dr. Hakim.
The team managed to enter the kitchen, from where they shot a tranquilliser dart through the window. The feline then ran for some distance and collapsed on the premises of an under-construction house, from where it was captured using nets.
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