Leopard strikes again in Guwahati
January 20th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANSGuwahati, Jan 20 (IANS) A stray leopard created panic in Assam’s main city here Friday by injuring three people in the second incident of its kind in less than two weeks.
The leopard strayed into Pandu area on the foothills of Nilachal Hills, Divisional Forest Officer S.K. Seal Sarma told IANS.
“We have sent a party to tranquilize the leopard,” he said, adding the animal may have gone back to the jungle.
Police confirmed that three people were injured in the attack and admitted to the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital.
On Jan 7, another leopard strayed into the city’s Silpukhuri area and injured three people, one of whom died later.
There are several incidents of leopards straying into human habitation from shrinking wildlife space in search of food.
Leopards are an endangered species and protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
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- Man-animal conflict: Assam forms response teams - Mar 30, 2012
- Villagers kill stray leopard in Assam - Feb 29, 2012
- Leopard strays into Nashik colony, attacks three - Mar 26, 2012
- Assam forest ranger rescues leopard, gets injured - Jul 26, 2011
- Angry villagers burn alive captured leopard - Mar 24, 2011
- Human fury claims another leopard, probe ordered (Lead) - Jan 13, 2011
- Leopard attacks on humans on rise in Himachal - Mar 01, 2010
- Three held for killing spotted deer in Orissa - Feb 16, 2011
- Manhunt launched for leopard killers in Orissa - Jan 14, 2011
- Leopard enters Hema Malini's bungalow (Lead) - May 27, 2011
- Another leopard becomes victim of human fury - Jan 13, 2011
- Leopard mauls six in Uttar Pradesh - Jun 04, 2010
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