Leopard climbs tree to escape attack by stray dogs in Pilibhit
A Forest Department team told the media, quoting the villagers, the leopard that had entered the village was surrounded by a pack of village dogs.
Statesman News Service | Pilibhit | April 17, 2023 8:04 pm
In a bizarre incident, a leopard was forced to climb a tree to save his life from stray dogs in a village of Puranpur police station area on Monday. Villagers made a funny video of the incident which went viral on social media.
The incident occurred in Banjariya village of Puranpur Kotwali area.
A Forest Department team told the media, quoting the villagers, the leopard that had entered the village was surrounded by a pack of village dogs. When the leopard could not find a way to escape, climbed a tree to save his life.
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Later, with the efforts of the Forest officials, the leopard climbed down the tree and escaped into the jungle.
A leopard, which is suspected to have preyed on at least eight people in the Gogunda-Jhadol -Madar region of Udaipur district in Rajasthan last month, was shot dead by forest officials on Friday.
A man-eating leopard in Udaipur's jungles, who had attacked a farmer in the nearby village, was found dead on Friday with an injury mark on its neck, forest officials said.
The Authorities have issued shoot-at-sight orders in case the teams of the Wildlife department are unable to trap and tranquilise the big cat. The whole forest area is being monitored with two drone cameras.